Senior Data Scientist

NielsenIQ; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Ongoing trainings to support your dev

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a Data Scientist to bring consumer shopping to life and to support internal stakeholders and clients using this data, reinventing how we measure how people shop, both online and in-store.

You will join our APAC Consumer Market Leader team in a flexible, hybrid environment, educating commercial teams and clients on our panel-based products, presenting insights, and developing prototypes to address market challenges while ensuring data quality and reproducibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Socio-economics, Data Science or related field with at least 2 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of/ interest in consumers and their behavior and crowdsourced panels
• Experience working with Commercial functions and/or clients
• Strong aptitude for data analysis and ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret large data sources
• Willingness to learn Python; SQL is a plus

Responsibilities

• Educate commercial teams and clients on how to use NIQ’s consumer products.
• Present findings and recommendations based on research and analysis.
• Evaluate current methodologies and identify opportunities for enhancement (data cleaning, preparation, quality tracking).
• Develop prototypes of new solutions for market challenges and support production deployment.
• Engage with stakeholders on scope, execution, data exchange and outcomes for projects

Skills

Python

Statistics

Mathematics

Data analysis

Machine learning

Communication

Team collaboration

Data visualization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Data Science

Tools

SQL

Job description

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.

Job Description

We are a global, diverse team that is passionate about innovative, world-class solutions that reveal the complete consumer journey to our clients. We are looking for Data Scientists to bring consumer shopping to life and to support our internal stakeholders and clients using this data, reinventing the way we measure how people shop, both online and in-store.

Be part of the exciting journey to transform our Consumer Measurement products.

About the Role

• Join our Consumer Market Leader specialized global team in the APAC region, in a flexible working environment.
• Help to educate our commercial associates and our clients in how to use our innovative Consumer products, from take home panels to receipt capture and beyond.
• Be a panel expert: understand end-to-end how we construct the best panels in the industry.
• Present and communicate findings and recommendations based on research and analysis.
• Evaluate current methodologies and identify opportunities for enhancement (input data cleaning, data preparation methodologies, data quality tracking, consumer projection).
• Support documentation of findings, methodologies, and best practices.
• Develop the prototypes of new solutions/methodologies to new market challenges.
• Support production deployment of proposed enhancements/new solutions.
• Identification of quality risks and follow up on solutions
• Engagement with stakeholders on scope, execution, data exchange and outcomes for assigned projects
• Expert‑level analysis of results and presentations with insights
• Screen the market for potential new Data Science approaches
• Foster knowledge exchange within the company.

Qualifications

About You

You are a great fit for our team if you have knowledge of consumer behavior, panel‑based projections, consumer metrics and analytics and can clearly communicate methodologies and sample‑based products simply. The ability to work in teams and managing stakeholders is important.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Socio‑economics, Data Science or other related field with at least 2 or more years’ experience.
• Knowledge of/ Interest in consumers and their behavior and (un‑)managed consumer related crowdsourced panels
• Experience working with Commercial functions and/or clients
• Strong aptitude for data analysis. Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret large data sources.
• Eager to continuously learn and adopt and develop evolving technologies and tools
• Excellent communication/writing and collaboration skills.
• Excellent statistical and logic skills. Experience in data cleaning, outlier validation, sampling, bias reduction, indirect estimation, data aggregation techniques.
• Experienced in Python or another high‑level programming language and willingness to learn Python
• (nice to have) Experienced with SQL, working with queries and large‑scale databases
• (nice to have) Experience/Interest in production level solutions prototyping

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Exciting work environment that brings people together.
• Use the latest digital technologies.
• Ongoing trainings to support your development.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Hybrid work

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee‑Assistance‑Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job‑related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the‑art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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