IT Associate - Data Scientist

Jabil; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Data Scientist to advance AI/ML initiatives across manufacturing. You will collect and analyze data, build AI/ML models, and work with cross-functional teams to optimize product development and processes.

You will coordinate with ML Ops, R&D, and business users to implement AI/ML solutions, monitor outcomes, and explain insights to stakeholders. A strong background in statistics and ML, plus Python or R, is required.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python/R with statistics background and ML knowledge.
• Familiar with regression/classification models and NLP/Generative AI.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities to coordinate with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML projects for manufacturing with proper planning and execution.
• Design and build dashboards using generative AI tools.
• Support model training, fine-tuning, and deployment workflows.
• Identify patterns in data and inform inference using ML/GAN models.
• Educate IT and business teams on Generative AI and machine learning approaches.

Skills

Python

R

Statistics

NLP / Generative AI

Communication

Multilingual

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / ML / Mathematics / Statistics

Tools

XGBoost

LightGBM

ML Ops tooling

SQL

Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

DATA SCIENCE JOB DESCRIPTION

Build your career with Jabil! We challenge and empower you to make most of your talents, working with outstanding colleagues from diverse backgrounds who share your drive and passion to make Jabil grow!

JOB SUMMARY

A data scientist is a statistical analyst who have working experience in the field of data science. Work with other data scientists, ML Ops team, R&D team, Business users’ team etc. in collecting, analyzing, interpret data sets and build AI/ML models to drive optimization and improvement of product development. As part of the company's AI/ML team member, data scientist is required to provide help in developing custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets. Data scientist must also coordinate with different functional teams to implement AI/ML and monitor outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead/work with team members to lead AI/ML cases with proper planning and execution to deliver the cases and drive the efficiency for the Manufacturing.
• Conducts data analysis, or Works with related team to design or build dashboards using generative AI tools
• Works with engineering and data science teams to support model training, fine‑tuning, and deployment workflows, ensuring that machine learning and generative AI systems are properly integrated, monitored, and optimized based on business requirements.
• Identifies and analyzes patterns with machine learning models or Generative AI models etc. during AI/ML model training, and utilize those for inferencing.
• Educates the organization both from IT and the business perspectives people on new approaches, such as Generative AI, machine learning, AI computer Vision etc.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in Python/R, Cloud techniques development experience is plus
• Strong statistics knowledge
• Familiar with regression models (i.e., xgboosting, lightGBM etc.), classification models (i.e., logistic regression, SVM, etc.), cluster models are preferred
• Familiar with Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Generative AI models
• Good data sensitivity skill set is plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively in teams and under pressure.
• Multi-lingual capability is a plus
• Highly motivated and creative, thinking “out of the box”
• Strong team mentality, interpersonal and communications skills
• Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and learn new technologies and algorithms outside of your immediate toolset/knowledge to solve business problems where required.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

• People who are taking his/her Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics or Statistics
• 6 years or above experience of data mining/machine learning experience is preferred
• 3 years or above experience of Generative AI experience is preferred
• 1 years or above experience of AI computer vision experience is plus

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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