Data Scientist

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.; Carol Stream (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. is seeking a data scientist to drive enterprise analytics across pricing, lifecycle performance, and customer behavior. You will translate business questions into advanced AI-enabled solutions and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver decision-ready insights.

In this hybrid role, you will integrate data from multiple sources, design predictive models, and communicate findings to executives. Strong Python, SQL, and Power BI skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis.
• Strong SQL skills and data wrangling.
• Experience turning data into actionable insights.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into analytical solutions using ML and GenAI, outputs must be decision-ready.
• Integrate and analyze large datasets from multiple sources with data quality in mind.
• Design and automate predictive and optimization models including forecasting and segmentation.
• Define KPIs and measurement frameworks aligned to business outcomes.
• Develop data pipelines via API inputs and ingestion/cleanup scripts for visuals and models.
• Collaborate with IT Data Engineering to hand off pipeline structures for enterprise data lake/warehouse.
• Develop, deploy and maintain statistical and AI models across pricing, lifecycle, and commercial strategy.
• Leverage generative AI/agent-based approaches to accelerate insights and workflows.
• Present complex findings through dashboards and executive-level visuals (Power BI).
• Partner with analytics, data engineering, and business teams to continuously improve systems.

Skills

Statistics

Python

SQL

Power BI

Generative AI

Data Visualization

Communication

Azure

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science or related

Master’s degree encouraged

Tools

Power BI

Azure Machine Learning

Microsoft Fabric

Copilot tools

Job description

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

About the Job

This role is a core contributor within the Commercial Analytics organization, supporting enterprise-level decision making across pricing, equipment lifecycle performance, customer behavior, and commercial strategy. The Data Scientist partners closely with Commercial Analytics leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to convert business questions into advanced analytical, machine learning, and AI-enabled solutions. By combining strong quantitative rigor with the ability to translate insights into practical recommendations, this role strengthens the Commercial Analytics function’s mandate to deliver scalable, decision-ready intelligence that drives growth, profitability, and continuous improvement across the commercial lifecycle. This role plays a critical part in advancing analytics across pricing, service/aftermarket, and go-to-market (GTM) decisioning. By integrating commercial, operational, and customer data, this role enables a more connected, end-to-end view of the commercial lifecycle—supporting data-driven decisions across acquisition, utilization, service, and replacement. This role is subject to our hybrid work model: we collaborate in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The rest of the week, you have flexibility to work wherever it suits you best.

What You’ll Do

• Translate business requirements into analytical, machine learning, and GenAI / Agentic AI solutions, ensuring outputs are decision-ready, actionable, and accurate.
• Integrate and analyze large, complex datasets from multiple disparate internal and external sources, ensuring data quality, consistency, and analytical rigor.
• Design and automate predictive, explanatory, and optimization models, including forecasting, segmentation, and scenario modeling.
• Partner with stakeholders to define KPIs, success metrics, and measurement frameworks that align analytics with business outcomes.
• Develop and test project-specific data engineering pipelines via API inputs, ingestion/clean-up scripts, for use in visualizations and explanatory, predictive, and optimized models.
• Act as key SME partner for IT Data Engineering team to seamlessly hand-off proposed pipeline structure for inclusion in enterprise Data Lake/Data Warehouse as needed.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain statistical, machine learning, and AI-enabled models to solve business problems across pricing, lifecycle performance, customer behavior, operations, and commercial strategy.
• Leverage generative AI and agent-based approaches to accelerate insight generation, pattern detection, and analytical workflows.
• Communicate complex analytical findings clearly through dashboards, visualizations, and executive level presentations using tools such as Power Bi or similar platforms.
• Collaborate with analytics, data engineering, and business teams to continuously improve analytical systems, models, and processes.

Who You Are

• Business Translator: You can bridge technical depth and business context, converting data science outputs into clear recommendations.
• Innovative Thinker: You seek out new tools, methods, and AI-enabled approaches to improve insight generation and decision‑making.
• Quick Learner: You rapidly absorb new concepts and technologies, adapting easily to changing environments and priorities.
• Collaborative Partner: You work effectively across functions and communicate confidently with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Self‑Directed: You take ownership of problems end‑to‑end and continuously look for opportunities to improve models, processes, and outcomes.
• Analytical and Quantitative: You bring strong statistical, mathematical, and problem‑solving skills to complex and ambiguous business questions.

Skills / Experience

• Ability to design analytical approaches that align with business objectives, constraints, and success metrics.
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, and quantitative analysis, including descriptive and inferential techniques.
• Familiarity with Generative AI and agent‑based AI concepts and their application to business analytics and decision support.
• Hands‑on usage of Microsoft Copilot tools (e.g., Copilot for M365, Copilot Studio, or embedded Copilot experiences) to accelerate analysis, code generation, and insight synthesis, and embed AI‑assisted analytics into business workflows
• Experience working within the Microsoft data (Fabric, PowerBI) and AI stack (Azure AI, Azure Machine Learning, AI Foundry)
• Proficiency in data visualization and storytelling using Power BI, others.
• Experience working with real world, imperfect datasets and applying sound data preparation and feature engineering techniques.
• Experience with MS Azure or MS Fabric being a plus, or any cloud‑computing environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to influence decision makers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Master’s Degree holders encouraged.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for data analysis, modeling, and automation.
• Strong experience building and validating machine learning models using Python/R and libraries such as pandas, scikit‑learn, or equivalent.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, joining, and optimizing large relational datasets.
• Experience in data‑driven analytics or data science roles, applying quantitative methods to business problems and translating business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and employer sponsorship of visas is not available.

Benefits

We support your wellbeing with comprehensive and easy‑to‑use benefits that you’ll be eligible to enroll in on your first day of employment.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug insurance plans
• Access to a Health Advocate who is an expert in Marmon’s health plan
• Tax‑advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Wellness programs including Telehealth, Mental Health, Fitness, and Family Planning
• Generous paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
• Company‑sponsored life insurance
• 401(k) with fully vested company match; Marmon may also make an additional annual discretionary contribution to your account, whether or not you contribute on your own
• Financial and retirement advising

About Marmon Holdings

Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, comprises 11 groups and more than 100 autonomous businesses with total annual revenue of $10 billion. Marmon’s 28,000-plus team members are celebrating the company's 70th anniversary in 2023 and helping write the next chapter of Marmon's story. Pay Range: 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more! Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job‑related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class.