R&D Data Science Group Leader (m/w/d)

Job Description

The group leader oversees:

• A Data Science & Data Analysis team (Insights, modelling, experimentation)
• An R&D Prototyping Engineering team (Proof of concept software, technical validation)

This role focuses on innovation, feasibility, and validation, not long-term production ownership.

Main Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, data analysts, and R&D/prototyping engineers
  • Set technical direction, priorities and ways of working
  • Foster collaboration between analytical and engineering profiles
  • Foster collaboration with CAE team by giving them inputs to build reduced order models for process
  • Ensure high standards of quality, rigor and documentation
• Strategy & Prioritization
  • Define and manage the R&D and analytics roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Prioritize initiatives based on, business value, technical feasibility and time to impact
  • Balance exploratory research with delivery of concrete outcomes
• Data Science & Analytics Oversight
  • Data Exploration and Analysis
  • Predictive & statistical modelling
  • Ensure insights and models are actionable and decision-oriented.
• R&D Software Prototyping Oversight
  • Oversee development of working prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and validate technical approaches
  • Ensures prototypes are reproducible, well documented, and sharable with digital/IT teams
• Cross-Functional collaboration
  • Act as a key interlocutor with business stakeholders, the product and process R&D team, and the digital/IT teams.
  • Ensure smooth handover of validated concepts to production teams

Requirements

• Masters or PhD in Data Science/Applied mathematics/Statistics
• Minimum of 8 years of experience
• Prior experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams
• Strong understanding of statistical and machine learning models
• Large-scale data analytics
• Familiarity with modern analytics and prototyping stacks
• Ability to assess technical feasibility and risks
• Ability to align diverse profiles towards shared goals
• Strong ability to translate complex findings into business insights
• Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with a focus on impact

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