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What this role is
A senior data scientist role at Hershey's where you'll own end-to-end machine learning and optimization projects, developing production-ready models that directly influence consumer products and business strategy. This is for an experienced individual contributor who can translate business problems into rigorous scientific solutions while working across engineering, product, and business teams.
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Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- C++
- Java
- Keras
- Microsoft Azure
- NumPy
- Pandas
- PySpark
- Python
- scikit-learn
- SQL
- TensorFlow
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What they ask for
Required
- Master's degree in Operations Research, Statistics, Optimization, Operations Management, Machine Learning, or Applied Mathematics
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++
- SQL proficiency
- Ability to design and implement solutions using toolkits and custom code
- Strong problem-solving and algorithm design fundamentals
- Ability to present analyses and scientific models to influence decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience mentoring and growing data science teams
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in a relevant field
Nice to have
- PhD in Operations Research, Statistics, Optimization, Operations Management, Machine Learning, or Applied Mathematics
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their ML toolkits
- Proficiency with optimization solvers like Gurobi or Xpress
- Expertise with big data tools (Scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, PySpark)
- Experience designing and deploying scalable production-grade predictive and prescriptive models
- Knowledge of data visualization techniques and tools
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams with cutting-edge methodologies