Data Science Lead

**Full time**

**The location of the role is in: Oviedo, Spain**

**About the job**

As Lead Data Scientist you will report directly to the Head of Software Engineering, working with cross-functional product teams, driving team development and fostering a cohesive and high-performing environment. Together with the Head of Software Engineering, you will identify opportunities to enhance collaboration, streamline processes, and ensure the alignment of data science initiatives with software engineering efforts. You and the team of data scientists assigned to various product teams will provide guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure optimal performance and cohesive data-driven strategies. In this role you will also work closely with other internal stakeholders like product managers and engineers to understand business goals, identify data-related opportunities, and develop impactful solutions.

**In addition, your tasks will include**
- Developing and executing data science strategies that align with the objectives of each product team, leveraging the full potential of data analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling
- Driving the end-to-end data science life cycle for multiple projects, including data collection, preprocessing, exploratory analysis, modeling, evaluation, and deployment
- Assessing technical impact of new business requirements
- Championing a data-driven culture across product teams, promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data science, and providing recommendations for adopting innovative approaches within the product teams

**About You**

You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita.

**What we expect from you in terms of**

**Education & Skills**
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or any similar technical field
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or Scala, and familiarity with data manipulation and visualization libraries
- Strong expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning, predictive analytics, and exploratory data analysis
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Solid understanding of data processing pipelines, data warehousing, and relational databases
- Experience with agile methodologies

**Languages**
- English - Proficient/Fluent
- Any other language is considered as an asset

**Work Experience**
- Several years of relevant working experience as a Lead Data Scientist, preferably working across multiple product teams

**Why you should work for RHI Magnesita**

You will perform in a customer focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider local common practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to support its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

**We offer**
- A permanent contract
- Flexible working hours for the perfect balance between your professional and personal life
- RHIM Academy for your ongoing learning & development, including full LinkedIn Learning catalogue
- Meal allowance
- Private medical insurance
- Possibility of up to 50% home office
- Empowerment to take responsibility and forge your own career success
- Opportunities to learn, lead and build something new with colleagues from around the world

**Sounds like you?**

**About RHI Magnesita**

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

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