SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas.

Position Overview

Provide the business with analytic tools and insights that drive growth and/or productivity. Provide technical leadership for analytics community via forward thinking attitude, use of cutting-edge tools and approaches and business consulting. Individual should help shape business and analytics strategies for our business units globally.

Key Responsibilities

Bringing new tools to the business; leading data mining and analytics, interpreting and reporting of large integrated data sets built with structured and unstructured data; developing tools to leverage new proprietary data sources.

Statistical model building and deployment in the areas of forecasting, marketing mix, machine learning/AI, etc.

Continuously seeking out industry best practices and skills development to create new capabilities for data analytics at McCormick to drive marketing strategy.

May include managing/coaching direct reports to enable responsibilities above.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Data Analytics/Science, or closely related field,

At least 10 years experience in data science or related field. Demonstrated skills and results in analyzing complex datasets, generating insights and building robust statistical models. Demonstrated sound understanding of concepts, principles and practices in Marketing and Sales and a working knowledge of practices in other areas including Finance and Supply Chain.Demonstrated ability to connect the dots between complex data/analytics and business understanding

Expertise in data management, integration & harmonization.

Expertise in SQL, coding in one or more languages (R & Python preferred)

Experience With Data Visualization Software (Tableau Preferred)

Comfortable working with structured and unstructured data sources, including syndicated data, SAP

Strong technical curiosity and passion for problem solving and innovation

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.