Data Scientist

PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 400,000,000 - 550,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Merdeka Copper Gold is seeking a Data Scientist to drive data-driven decision-making and develop AI solutions that support business growth and operational excellence. You will analyze complex datasets, build machine learning models, and translate results into actionable recommendations.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect and preprocess data, design models, deploy in production, and develop analytical dashboards to communicate insights to stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as Data Scientist or ML engineer.
• Strong Python and SQL for data processing.
• Experience with ERP data (SAP/Oracle) and industrial data (SCADA, PLC, IoT).
• Ability to translate data insights into business actions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business challenges and develop AI- and data-driven solutions.
• Collect, clean, preprocess, and integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and business opportunities.
• Design, develop, train, validate, and optimize machine learning and predictive models to solve business problems.
• Conduct feature engineering, model selection, hyperparameter tuning, and performance evaluation to improve model accuracy and reliability.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain machine learning models in production environments, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Develop analytical dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate model outputs and business insights effectively.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, governance, and integrity throughout the analytics and machine learning lifecycle.
• Present technical findings and actionable recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Research and evaluate new machine learning techniques, AI technologies, and industry best practices to drive continuous innovation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Machine learning

Communication skills

Problem solving

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-Learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

We are seeking a Data Scientist to drive data-driven decision-making and develop innovative AI solutions that support business growth and operational excellence. In this role, you will analyze complex datasets, build and optimize machine learning models, generate actionable business insights, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve real-world business challenges. The ideal candidate is passionate about data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies, with the ability to translate technical findings into practical recommendations that create measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business challenges and develop AI- and data-driven solutions.


• Collect, clean, preprocess, and integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.


• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and business opportunities.


• Design, develop, train, validate, and optimize machine learning and predictive models to solve business problems.


• Conduct feature engineering, model selection, hyperparameter tuning, and performance evaluation to improve model accuracy and reliability.


• Deploy, monitor, and maintain machine learning models in production environments, ensuring scalability and performance.


• Develop analytical dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate model outputs and business insights effectively.


• Ensure data quality, consistency, governance, and integrity throughout the analytics and machine learning lifecycle.


• Present technical findings and actionable recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Research and evaluate new machine learning techniques, AI technologies, and industry best practices to drive continuous innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.


• Minimum 3 years of proven experience as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or in a related role.


• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data engineering.


• Experience processing and analyzing data from ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).


• Experience processing and analyzing industrial operational data from SCADA, DCS, PLC, Historian databases, and IoT sensors, preferably in mining, mineral processing, or manufacturing environments.


• Experience with machine learning libraries and frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar.


• Strong understanding of statistics, feature engineering, predictive modeling, model evaluation, and data mining techniques.


• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure), data warehouse solutions (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake), and MLOps practices is a plus.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.


• Knowledge of mining operations, mineral processing, and industrial analytics is highly preferred.

Merdeka Copper Gold is an Indonesian Stock Exchange listed company holding company of and owns the flagship Tujuh Bukit Project Project under PT. Bumi Suksesindo (BSI) as its subsidiary in the Banyuwangi region, East Java.

As it is a tremendously exciting time for Merdeka Copper Gold to grow, we offer experienced the excellent opportunity to advance their career by contributing to the development of the operations, standards, systems and processes that will underpin our future growth.