Staff Data Scientist

Requisition ID: 122091 
Sponsorship Available: No 
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes 

Goodyear. More Driven.

About the Position 
Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to help drive data driven business strategies for a large, global manufacturing company?  
The staff data scientist is part of the global Data Science & Analytics team.  The team’s project portfolio includes data analytics for manufacturing, business, marketing, and tire performance. Associates come from a broad range of backgrounds and collaborate to develop new ways to analyze and model complex processes using the data available throughout the company and elsewhere.

Due to the continuously expanding area of applications of team capabilities, there are ample opportunities for team members to assume leadership roles within current projects, lead the development of new exciting capabilities as well as explore career opportunities across many Goodyear divisions

Primary Responsibilities

We think you’ll be excited about having opportunities to:

• Develop an understanding of the business, technology, manufacturing processes, and data science related topics such as data systems (data sources, data gathering, storing) and business analytics (business reporting procedures & KPIs).
• Independently perform data mining tasks (including data exploration, data cleaning, factor generation/selection, and data visualization) to support large scale Data Science initiatives as a part of a global analytics team.
• In addition to data exploration, transformation and visualization, the associate will independently conduct statistical analysis, develop basic data models, and perform some elements of more complex business system modeling simulations.
   

Required Education and Experience 

• PhD in Data Science (or related field) OR Master's Degree in Data Science (or related field) & 3+ years experience, required. 
• Practical experience in:
  • Data analytics
  • Business analytics 
  • Discrete event simulations
  • Operations research
     

Skills and Abilities

• Applied Mathematics (Linear algebra, graph theory, optimization, stochastic and dynamic programming).
• Advanced Statistics (Bayesian inference, uncertainty quantification).
• Computer Science (Machine learning, data architecture, data management, programming, big data & cloud technologies).
• Demonstrated leadership skills, good communication, and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment in a project matrix organization.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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