Data Scientist - Development (Computer Vision)

Brambles companies, including BXB Digital, help move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organisation on earth. Our 330 million pallets, crates and containers are continuously in motion, forming the invisible backbone of the global supply chain and the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, sustainably and safely. As pioneers of the sharing economy, Brambles created one of the world's most sustainable logistics businesses through the share and reuse of its platforms under a model known as ‘pooling’. Brambles primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries. The Group employs more than 10,000 people and operates in over 60 countries with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe. For further information, please visit www.brambles.com.

Job Description
Data Scientist - Development (Computer Vision)

Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA or Manchester, UK

Reports to
Director of Data Science (Santa Clara, CA)

Position Purpose
Develop algorithms, tools, and frameworks that leverage data from a variety of sources to increase supply chain efficiencies and provide value to our customers.

Scope
BXB Digital Data Science Algorithms are essential for the digital strategy of Brambles worldwide

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for experimenting with and implementing machine learning techniques on internal/external customer projects
• Responsible for learning new data science techniques, frameworks and programming languages and exploring their viability on current projects
• Responsible for rigorous testing of accuracy of results
• Will contribute to data science team discussions, providing insight as needed on other team member’s current approaches and methods as well as on tools and data repositories.

Measures

• Successful application of data science principles
• Successful completion of projects

Authority/ Decision Making

• Data science model selection and implementation
• Working autonomously

Key contacts
Internal
Other Data scientist
Data science manager
Project stakeholders

External
Project stakeholders

Qualifications

What formal qualifications are “must haves” and what qualifications would be valued but are not essential
Essential Qualifications

• BS degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Physics or similar formal training
• Experience with computer vision projects
• Proficient with machine learning algorithms and statistics
• Proficient with Python programming and deep learning frameworks
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable Qualifications

• Research or work experience in a data science position
• Masters or Ph.D level degree
• Interest in supply chain management/algorithms
• Research work with significant statistical analysis
• Software development experience
• Programming experience with Go, C/C , Julia, or other languages (can be outside data science)
• Experiences with databases (SQL)
• Experiences using Spark
• Experiences with cloud computing environments such as Kubernetes

Experience

• Participated in projects that are based on data science methodologies, and/or physical experiments, or statistical analysis, especially in the area of computer vision or image analysis
• Utilized several data science methodologies and/or have experience in statistical methods
• Have worked autonomously and delivered results on schedule
• Have presented results to a non-data science audience

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong programming skills (ideally in one or more of the following languages: Python, Go, Julia, or C/C )
• Knowledge of major data science topics, models, and methods: from logistics regression to advanced neural networks
• Very strong analytical skills and mathematical/scientific thinking
• Attention to big picture and details
• Multi-tasking

Languages
English

Preferred Education

Bachelors - Computer and Information Science, Bachelors - Mathematics, Bachelors - Statistics
Preferred Level of Work Experience

3 - 5 years
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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Job Type: Full-time