Sr Business Analyst

About antuit.ai

Antuit.ai is the leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for Demand Forecasting & Planning, Merchandising and Pricing. We have the industry’s first solution portfolio – powered by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – that can help you digitally transform your Forecasting, Assortment, Pricing, and Personalization solutions. World-class retailers and consumer goods manufacturers leverage antuit.ai solutions, at scale, to drive outsized business results globally with higher sales, margin and sell-through.

Antuit.ai’s executives, comprised of industry leaders from McKinsey, Accenture, IBM, and SAS, and our team of Ph.Ds., data scientists, technologists, and domain experts, are passionate about delivering real value to our clients. Antuit.ai is funded by Goldman Sachs and Zodius Capital.

The Role:

Antuit is looking for a Data / Sr. Data Scientist who has the knowledge and experience in developing machine learning algorithms, particularly in supply chain and forecasting domain with data science toolkits like Python.

In this role, you will design the approach, develop and test machine learning algorithms, implement the solution.  The candidate should have excellent communication skills and be results driven with a customer centric approach to problem solving.  Experience working in the demand forecasting or supply chain domain is a plus. This job also requires the ability to operate in a multi-geographic delivery environment and a good understanding of cross-cultural sensitivities.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities includes, but are not limited to the following:

• Design, build, test, and implement predictive Machine Learning models.
• Collaborate with client to align business requirements with data science systems and process solutions that ensure client’s overall objectives are met.
• Create meaningful presentations and analysis that tell a “story” focused on insights, to communicate the results/ideas to key decision makers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with domain experts to identify gaps and structural problems.
• Contribute to standard business processes and practices as part of a community of practise.
• Be the subject matter expert across multiple work streams and clients.
• Mentor and coach team members.
• Set a clear vision for the team members and working cohesively to attain it.

Qualifications and Skills:

Requirements

• Experience / Education:
  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or other related 
• 5+ years’ experience working in applied machine learning or relevant research experience for recent Ph.D. graduates.
• Highly technical:
• Skilled in machine learning, problem-solving, pattern recognition and predictive modeling with expertise in PySpark and Python.
• Understanding of data structures and data modeling.
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Able to collaborate closely and effectively with teams.
• Experience in time series forecasting is preferred.
• Experience working in start-up type environment preferred.
• Experience in CPG and/or Retail preferred.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong management track record.
• Strong inter-personal skills and leadership qualities.

Information Security Responsibilities

• Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
• Take part in Information Security training and act accordingly while handling information.
• Report all suspected security and policy breach to Infosec team or appropriate authority (CISO).

EEOC

• Extensive exposure to at least one Business Intelligence Platform (if possible, QlikView/Qlik Sense) – if not Qlik, ETL tool knowledge, ex- Informatica/Talend
• At least 1 Data Query language – SQL/Python
• Experience in creating breakthrough visualizations
• Understanding of RDMS, Data Architecture/Schemas, Data Integrations, Data Models and Data Flows is a must

Job Responsibilities

• Design machine learning systems
• Research and implement appropriate ML algorithms and tools
• Develop machine learning applications according to requirements
• Select appropriate datasets and data representation methods
• Run machine learning tests and experiments
• Perform statistical analysis and fine-tuning using test results
• Train and retrain systems when necessary

Requirements for the Job

1. Bachelor’s/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent field andmust have a minimum of 2 years of overall experience in tier one colleges 

1. Minimum 1 year of experience working as a Data Scientist in deploying ML at scale in production
2. Experience in machine learning techniques (e.g. NLP, Computer Vision, BERT, LSTM etc..) andframeworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, etc.)

1. Working knowledge in deployment of Python systems (using Flask, Tensorflow Serving)
2. Previous experience in following areas will be preferred: Natural Language Processing(NLP) - Using LSTM and BERT; chatbots or dialogue systems, machine translation, comprehension of text, text summarization.
3. Computer Vision - Deep Neural Networks/CNNs for object detection and image classification, transfer learning pipeline and object detection/instance segmentation (Mask R-CNN, Yolo, SSD).

Title:  Data Engineer – Snowflake

Location: Mysore (Hybrid model)

Exp-2-8 yrs

Type: Full Time

Walk-in date: 25th Jan 2023 @Mysore 

Job Role: We are looking for an experienced Snowflake developer to join our team as a Data Engineer who will work as part of a team to help design and develop data-driven solutions that deliver insights to the business. The ideal candidate is a data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys building data-driven systems that drive analytical solutions and building them from the ground up. You will be responsible for building and optimizing our data as well as building automated processes for production jobs. You will support our software developers, database architects, data analysts and data scientists on data initiatives

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Use advanced complex Snowflake/Python and SQL to extract data from source systems for ingestion into a data pipeline.
• Design, develop and deploy scalable and efficient data pipelines.
• Analyze and assemble large, complex datasets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements. For example: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing data platform infrastructure for greater scalability.
• Build required infrastructure for optimal extraction, loading, and transformation (ELT) of data from various data sources using AWS and Snowflake leveraging Python or SQL technologies.
• Monitor cloud-based systems and components for availability, performance, reliability, security and efficiency
• Create and configure appropriate cloud resources to meet the needs of the end users.
• As needed, document topology, processes, and solution architecture.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies

Qualifications & Experience

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 2-8 years of experience working with Snowflake
• 2+ years of experience with the AWS services.
• Candidate should able to write the stored procedure and function in Snowflake.
• At least 2 years’ experience in snowflake developer.
• Strong SQL Knowledge.
• Data injection in snowflake using Snowflake procedure.
• ETL Experience is Must (Could be any tool)
• Candidate should be aware of snowflake architecture.
• Worked on the Migration project
• DW Concept (Optional)
• Experience with cloud data storage and compute components including lambda functions, EC2s, containers.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Airflow, etc.
• Experience cleaning, testing, and evaluating data quality from a wide variety of ingestible data sources
• Experience working with Linux and UNIX environments.
• Experience with profiling data, with and without data definition documentation

• Familiar with Git
• Familiar with issue tracking systems like JIRA (Project Management Tool) or Trello.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in Snowflake. Must be willing to be Snowflake certified in the first 3 months of employment.
• Experience with a stream-processing system: Snowpipe
• Working knowledge of AWS or Azure
• Experience in migrating from on-prem to cloud systems

1. Expertise in building AWS Data Engineering pipelines with AWS Glue -> Athena -> Quick sight
2. Experience in developing lambda functions with AWS Lambda
3. Expertise with Spark/PySpark – Candidate should be hands on with PySpark code and should be able to do transformations with Spark
4. Should be able to code in Python and Scala.
5. Snowflake experience will be a plus

• Product Analytics: This is the first and most obvious role of the Product Analyst. At this capacity, the Product Analyst is responsible for the development and delivery of tangible consumer benefits through the product or service of the business.
• In addition, in this capacity, the Product Analyst is also responsible for measuring and monitoring the product or service’s performance as well as presenting product-related consumer, market, and competitive intelligence.
• Product Strategy: As a member of the Product team, the Product Analyst is responsible for the development and proposal of product strategies.
• Product Management Operations: The Product Analyst also has the obligation to respond in a timely manner to all requests and inquiries for product information or changes. He also performs the initial product analysis in order to assess the need for any requested changes as well as their potential impact.
• At this capacity, the Product Analyst also undertakes financial modeling on the products or services of the business as well as of the target markets in order to bring about an understanding of the relations between the product and the target market. This information is presented to the Marketing Manager and other stakeholders, when necessary.
• Additionally, the Product Analyst produces reports and makes recommendations to the Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager to be used as guidance in decision-making pertaining to the business’s new as well as existent products.
• Initiative: In this capacity, the Product Analyst ensures that there is a good flow of communication between the Product team and other teams. The Product Analyst ensures this by actively participating in team meetings and keeping everyone up to date.
• Pricing and Development: The Product Analyst has the responsibility to monitor the market, competitor activities, as well as any price movements and make recommendations that will be used in key decision making. In this function, the Product Analyst will normally liaise with other departments such as the credit/risk in the business in order to enhance and increase the efficiency of effecting price changes in accordance with market shifts.
• Customer/Market Intelligence: The Product Analyst has the obligation to drive consumer intelligence through the development of external and internal data sources that improve the business’s understanding of the product’s market, competitor activities, and consumer activities.
• In the performance of this role, the Product Analyst develops or adopts research tools, sources, and methods that further support and contribute to the business’s product.

1. Data Steward :

Data Steward will collaborate and work closely within the group software engineering and business division. Data Steward has overall accountability for the group's / Divisions overall data and reporting posture by responsibly managing data assets, data lineage, and data access, supporting sound data analysis. This role requires focus on data strategy, execution, and support for projects, programs, application enhancements, and production data fixes. Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous data issues and establishes the data stewardship and information management strategy and direction for the group. Effectively communicates to individuals at various levels of the technical and business communities. This individual will become part of the corporate Data Quality and Data management/entity resolution team supporting various systems across the board.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for data quality and data accuracy across all group/division delivery initiatives.
• Responsible for data analysis, data profiling, data modeling, and data mapping capabilities.
• Responsible for reviewing and governing data queries and DML.
• Accountable for the assessment, delivery, quality, accuracy, and tracking of any production data fixes.
• Accountable for the performance, quality, and alignment to requirements for all data query design and development.
• Responsible for defining standards and best practices for data analysis, modeling, and queries.
• Responsible for understanding end-to-end data flows and identifying data dependencies in support of delivery, release, and change management.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of an enterprise data dictionary that is aligned to data assets and the business glossary for the group responsible for the definition and maintenance of the group's data landscape including overlays with the technology landscape, end-to-end data flow/transformations, and data lineage.
• Responsible for rationalizing the group's reporting posture through the definition and maintenance of a reporting strategy and roadmap.
• Partners with the data governance team to ensure data solutions adhere to the organization’s data principles and guidelines.
• Owns group's data assets including reports, data warehouse, etc.
• Understand customer business use cases and be able to translate them to technical specifications and vision on how to implement a solution.
• Accountable for defining the performance tuning needs for all group data assets and managing the implementation of those requirements within the context of group initiatives as well as steady-state production.
• Partners with others in test data management and masking strategies and the creation of a reusable test data repository.
• Responsible for solving data-related issues and communicating resolutions with other solution domains.
• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the Clinical Trial Predication use cases.
• Apply knowledge in analytic and statistical algorithms to help customers explore methods to improve their business.
• Contribute toward analytical research projects through all stages including concept formulation, determination of appropriate statistical methodology, data manipulation, research evaluation, and final research report.
• Visualize and report data findings creatively in a variety of visual formats that appropriately provide insight to the stakeholders.
• Achieve defined project goals within customer deadlines; proactively communicate status and escalate issues as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge and understanding of industry-standard/best practices requirements gathering methodologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology systems and software development.
• Experience with data modeling and test data management tools.
• Experience in the data integration project • Good problem solving & decision-making skills.
• Good communication skills within the team, site, and with the customer

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Technical expertise in data architecture principles and design aspects of various DBMS and reporting concepts.
• Solid understanding of key DBMS platforms like SQL Server, Azure SQL
• Results-oriented, diligent, and works with a sense of urgency. Assertive, responsible for his/her own work (self-directed), have a strong affinity for defining work in deliverables, and be willing to commit to deadlines.
• Experience in MDM tools like MS DQ, SAS DM Studio, Tamr, Profisee, Reltio etc.
• Experience in Report and Dashboard development
• Statistical and Machine Learning models
• Python (sklearn, numpy, pandas, genism)
• Nice to Have:
• 1yr of ETL experience
• Natural Language Processing
• Neural networks and Deep learning
• xperience in keras,tensorflow,spacy, nltk, LightGBM python library

Interaction :  Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors.

Education : Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, B.E or other quantitative field related to the area of assignment. Professional certification related to the area of assignment may be required

Experience :  7 years of Pharmaceutical /Biotech/life sciences experience, 5 years of Clinical Trials experience and knowledge, Excellent Documentation, Communication, and Presentation Skills including PowerPoint

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