Senior Data Scientist

b_labs is the transformation and digitization arm of B.TECH, on a mission to change the industry as we know it. We spearhead tech innovation at B.TECH, an organization that has been a cornerstone of the Egyptian retail industry. We are the engine powering B.TECH in achieving its goal of becoming the leading omni-channel platform for consumer electronics and appliances in Egypt. By joining b labs, you will get to benefit from a collaborative startup environment, while also enjoying the stability of working within a company that has achieved strong growth year after year. You will be part of a visionary, customer-focused team with an ambitious mission--to become a trailblazer for digital retail within the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with business partners to develop novel ways to meet objectives utilizing cutting edge techniques and tools
• Effectively communicates the analytics approach and how it will meet and address objectives to business partners
• Advocates and educates on the value of data driven decision-making focusing on the “how and why” of solving problems
• Leads analytic approaches, integrating work into applications and tools with data engineers, business leads, analysts and developers
• Creates repeatable, interpretable, dynamic and scalable models that are seamlessly incorporated into analytic data products
• Shares passion for data science with broader enterprise community; identifies and develops long-term processes, frameworks, tools, methods and standards
• Stays connected with external sources of ideas through conferences and community engagements

Requirements

• Holds a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics
• 5+ years experience as data scientist with a track record of working within high paced environments
• Experience in defining analytical approach for complex systems including several ML models
• Strong experience with Python (incl. proficiency working with data frames)
• Strong experience of writing complex SQL queries
• Strong experience with Machine Learning to solve supervised and unsupervised problems on large scale data sets
• Proven ability to merge and transform various data sets together to create new features
• Strong experience with big data technologies (Spark is required, other experiences is a plus)
• Strong experience with supporting deployment, monitoring, maintenance and enhancement of models desired
• Experience with Quality Assurance and model validation approaches
• Experience with data visualization tools preferred – Tableau, Power BI, R Shiny, Plotly, etc.
• Strong experience in agile ways of working across an interdisciplinary team
• Collaborates with Product Manager, Scrum Master, Design Lead and rest of technical team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to deliver complex messages, explain trade-offs, and tell a compelling story – also for corporate stakeholders

Benefits

• Office environment: When you come to our b_labs office, you'll find creative workspaces, a well-equipped kitchen, and an open design to foster collaboration between teams.
• Education budget: We believe the learning journey never ends, therefore you will be entitled to an annual education budget to take part in trainings, courses or onsite conferences of your choice.
• Flexibility: You know best whether you want to work from home or in the office. However, if you want to join your teammates onsite, we will subsidize the costs for lunch to foster the b_labs office community
• Mobility package: When you are joining the b_labs office, we will subsidize your mobility expenses for public transport.
• Equipment: From "Day 1" you will receive all the equipment you need be successful at work. Therefore, you can choose your laptop and get all the tools you need to stay on top of your game.