Senior Data Scientist: Optimization & AI for R&D

Amcor; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Flexible time off

Company-paid holidays

Wellbeing program

HSA/FSAs

Life insurance

Parental leave

Retirement plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor Neenah Innovation Center in Wisconsin seeks a Sr. Data Scientist to lead optimization, AI, and advanced analytics across the global Flexibles R&D organization.

You will develop models, feed data pipelines, and enable data-driven decisions to reduce costs and enhance manufacturing efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable analytics solutions, translate insights into actionable guidance, and advance the R&D analytics roadmap while protecting confidential

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Data Science, OR, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years (3+ with PhD) of industry experience in operations research, data science, and/or technical engineering.
• Proven success improving organizational performance through analytics, AI/ML models.
• Proven experience managing cross‑functional projects with measurable impact.
• Proven statistical modeling and machine learning skills; expertise in mathematical optimization is essential.
• High Proficiency in Python, SQL, including building or contributing to data pipelines.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform preferred. Experience with optimization solvers (HiGHS, Gurobi, CPLEX)
• Proven understanding of polymer science, film extrusion, or food-packaging interactions is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of optimization, AI, and advanced analytics tools across R&D.
• Build optimization models to minimize material cost while meeting performance requirements.
• Develop scheduling and process optimization models for waste minimization and asset matching.
• Deploy analytics tools and predictive models to speed up R&D design and development.
• Translate complex analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Continuously improve modeling approaches and analytics tools with best practices.
• Protect confidential R&D data and ensure proper data stewardship.

Skills

Python

SQL

Optimization

Azure

Gurobi

CPLEX

HiGHS

Data modeling

Polymer science

Education

MS or PhD in Data Science / OR / Engineering / Applied Mathematics

Tools

Azure

HiGHS

Gurobi

CPLEX

Job description

Amcor Neenah Innovation Center in Wisconsin seeks a Sr. Data Scientist to lead optimization, AI, and advanced analytics across the global Flexibles R&D organization.

You will develop models, feed data pipelines, and enable data-driven decisions to reduce costs and enhance manufacturing efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable analytics solutions, translate insights into actionable guidance, and advance the R&D analytics roadmap while protecting confidential