Data Scientist III: Lab Analytics & ML Lead

Daikin Applied Americas; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 153,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Daikin Applied in Plymouth, MN seeks a Data Scientist III to act as the analytics expert in an R&D lab evaluating new HVAC products. You will lead lab data systems and shape the analytics vision, delivering insights to guide product development and quality initiatives.

You will develop automation roadmaps, publish dashboards for KPIs, build ML models, and collaborate with Test Engineering, Quality, and Digital teams. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years (or 3+ years with a masters) of professional experience in analytics, data science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data extraction, transformation, automation, and analysis or equivalent programs.
• Proficiency in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Cloud Services or equivalent business intelligence/data visualization tools.
• Proficient in MS Power Apps and MS Office.
• Experience with databases including data collection, transformation, and storage.
• Experience in creating machine learning (ML) models, statistical models, and anomaly detection.
• Strong verbal/written communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Develop data automation strategy and roadmap aligned with Digital, Quality, and Engineering teams for enhanced data insights and automation
• Develop, improve, and publish existing dashboards that track key performance indicators (KPIs) for laboratory operation, identify trends, and support data-driven decision‑making for laboratory and quality activities
• Write, validate, and maintain scripts and queries to automate data collection, standardize formats, and reduce manual reporting effort
• Create machine learning (ML) models and statistical models to discover trends and detect anomalies in laboratory test data Adapt existing work with changing laboratory and digital softwares
• Collaborate with Test Engineering, Quality, and Digital teams
• Maintain and create documentation related to scripts, models, and dashboards
• Share expertise and provide training to build the competencies of data quality and analytics skills to peers

Skills

Strong communication

Multitask

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Power BI

MS Power Apps

MS Office

Databases

ML models

Anomaly detection

Job description

Daikin Applied in Plymouth, MN seeks a Data Scientist III to act as the analytics expert in an R&D lab evaluating new HVAC products. You will lead lab data systems and shape the analytics vision, delivering insights to guide product development and quality initiatives.

You will develop automation roadmaps, publish dashboards for KPIs, build ML models, and collaborate with Test Engineering, Quality, and Digital teams. Strong communication and multitasking are essential.