Data Scientist Mcdonald's
Chicago, IL

Job Description

McDonald's is looking to hire a Data Scientist who has a deep understanding of Advanced Analytics and Big Data. The role will include work on descriptive analytics, but will be more focused on building predictive/prescriptive models that can be deployed into production. A successful Data Scientist has shown experience in managing projects and leading others to highly impactful and timely results. You will communicate analyses and recommendations to cross-functional partners and decision makers. The position requires someone that seeks to supplement their skills through the use of project experience, self-study, and ongoing training.

* Master's or PhD Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline strongly preferred
* Understanding of high performance ML algorithms (SVM's, gradient boosted decision trees, deep neural networks, etc.) and with toolkits/frameworks from R or Python, preferably with cloud deployment experience
* Experience in building models that have been deployed to production (e.g. in marketing, demand forecasting, or supply chain)
* Experience using big data batch and streaming tools (Spark, AWS tools, Hadoop)
* Self-starter with high level of intellectual curiosity
* Strong analytical and hardworking problem solving mindset
* Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace