Data Science Principal: Lead Analytics & Client Impact

Metyis AG; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Metyis seeks a Data Science Principal to lead analytics initiatives in Amsterdam. You will translate business needs into data-driven solutions, oversee multi-disciplinary teams, and guide advanced analytics across client engagements.

You will engage senior stakeholders and shape strategic directions in a fast-growing environment. You will bring 8+ years in consulting or industry, strong statistical and programming skills, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• Master (or Ph.D.) in a quantitative field with a focus on data analysis.
• Strong ability to quickly differentiate major contributors from irrelevant details and to hierarchically structure information in data.
• Robust knowledge of statistics and analytical tools ranging from databases (SQL, BigQuery, NoSQL) to programming languages (R, Python), and from data visualization (Tableau, PowerBI).
• Proven ability to manage projects with expert team members and to provide inspiring guidance to juniors in the team.
• +8 years of consulting experience or relevant industry experience, with at least 3+ years at a project lead level.
• Excellent communication skills, especially to explain complex analytic concepts to business users.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage client interactions and build/maintain client relationships.
• Translate business problems to analytics solutions and translate analytical output to drive business decisions.
• Provide project management oversight to meet client expectations.
• Responsibilities may include overall project delivery quality, development of presentations, and management of external relationships.
• Function as a sounding board for data and analytics questions of client leadership.
• Seek compelling opportunities beyond the scope of the current project.
• Provide guidance to more junior members of the team, while orchestrating the work of the entire team.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistics

English fluency

Project leadership

Data visualization

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

BigQuery

NoSQL

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Metyis seeks a Data Science Principal to lead analytics initiatives in Amsterdam. You will translate business needs into data-driven solutions, oversee multi-disciplinary teams, and guide advanced analytics across client engagements.

You will engage senior stakeholders and shape strategic directions in a fast-growing environment. You will bring 8+ years in consulting or industry, strong statistical and programming skills, and proven leadership.