Data Science Consultant (m/f/x/d)

You have some background in management consulting, you are a quick learner, intellectually curious, interested in diverse challenges, have a passion for data and analytics and would like to work at the cross-section of D&A and Business, then Symanto Data Science Consultant is the right job for you!

At Symanto, we have been at the forefront of using AI and NLP to understand consumers, their behavior, emotions and motivations. We are now building up our Value Creation insights team to extend this to solving broader business problems like deal support, ESG and growth scans, Customer centric transformation, etc. just to name a few. The Data Science Consultant is the client facing link-pin for engagement delivery and help design the next steps further industrialization and automation of insights generation and works closely with the Product Owner of Value Creation Insights.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Deliver a broad range of projects / services in the area of Value Creation Insights
• Act as translator between the business and technical requirements in defining project scope, customization requirements and package the outcomes for business executives consumption
• Assist sales managers to develop proposals that require customized approaches and align the resource requirements with the delivery team
• Develop customized approaches to cover specific insights that are not covered by our standard data pipes and contribute actively to theby coding in Python / SQL, as well as check and improve the model, classification, clustering performance while correcting for content biases
• Involved in quality control of the standard data pipes (from data lineage/ sourcing to insight generation) and customized approaches and check output from a business and technical perspective to ensure the right outcome and iterate accordingly
• Summarize findings and insights into PPT presentations / PowerBI dashboards
• Participate in read-outs with client team members and present the results
• Ensure hand overs to client and ensure customer success
• Assist the Value Creation Insights Product Lead in further solutions development tasks as needed next to client project delivery
• Pro-actively come up with and drive improvements and make the case for integration in the roadmap release

Education, Required Skills and Experience:

• PhD. or Master’s Degree in computer science, data science, applied mathematics, statistics, econometrics or engineering with at least one year of business curriculum and one year of data and analytics / statistics curriculum.
• 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in strategy consulting with a broad range of projects of which at least one year in the area of Growth, Strategy and Marketing
• Proven experience in analyzing data and developing robust analytics solutions
• Ability to quickly comprehend complex business topics, to structure problems, derive and test hypotheses as well as execute a solution pathway
• Solid communication skills with structure, empathy and emotional intelligence
• Working knowledge of the following data analytics technologies and concepts: clustering, topic modelling, supervised and unsupervised learning model evaluation; data transformation (e.g. SQL); data visualization (plottingcharts and dashboards); python core data science packages (pandas, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, etc) as well as NLP packages such as (SpaCy;, Pre-trained Neural Network Models like BERTtransformers/LLMs, NLP pipelines Watson, Amazon Comprehend, Azure NLP)
• Rudimentary knowledge of the following software engineering technologies: git; python; SQL and databases; git; API and web service development (e.g. FastAPI); application containers and their orchestration (e.g. docker and Kubernetes); SQL and databases
• Rudimentary knowledge of the following technologies and concepts: MLOps, ssh, and linux terminal; bash; user interfaces (app or web-based); system architectures; agile methodologies
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Respectful with team spirit and high ethical standards

Preferred Skills and Experience (Upside)

• Due Diligence experience in context of deals
• Experience evaluating and ensuring the quality of AI models using quantitative methods (statistics)
• Multi-lingual
• High achiever in sports, arts, games, academic, competitions and awards of all types
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure DevOps Services;
• Experience with deep learning libraries such as tensorflow or; pytorch; C; C++
• Cloud based NLP frameworks like IBM Watson NLP, Amazon ComprehendAzure NLP or Google NLP
• Knowlegde of application containers and their orchestration (e.g. docker, docker compose and Kubernetes)

• Innovative ideas and technology
• Dynamic, agile and fast-paced environment
• Flexible working time
• Home Office possibility
• Bonus program
• Great people to work within in an international environment
• Chance to develop and grow within the company
• Out-of-office events

Symanto is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership, or disability status.

We make recruiting decisions based on business needs, job requirements, your experience, and skills. We value your willingness and enthusiasm to make things happen.

If you are not currently living in Valencia or Nuremberg, and you are open to relocate, or you live in another city in Spain or Germany, we would still love to consider your application.