Senior Data Scientist
Chicago, IL

Job Description

As a member of the Decision Science team located in Chicago, the Senior Data Scientist will play a crucial role in building HNI's data science practice. In this newly created role, you will tackle cross-functional and high-profile business problems that add value and establish competitive advantages for HNI. As a key hire in the new department, you will be part of a team that will develop and define the end-to-end data science process that will enable the business to make data-driven decisions using different machine learning techniques, from proof of concept to deploying models in production. If you like the sound of solving business problems, building a new functional area from scratch, implementing new approaches to data and making a major impact at a leading global company, HNI might be the place for you.

What will you do:

* Ensure the actual adoption and value realization of the analytical solutions and models by developing the complex analytic models, proving the validity of these models, explaining them to the business partners, and driving continuous improvement to the models based on model results and business requirements changes.
* Act as a technical leader and mentor for the data scientist, helping institute best engineering practices and approaches to data science problems
* Find and integrate new internal or external data sets necessary to complete the analysis and improve the validity, predictability, and accuracy of models.
* Present highly technical information to business units not versed in such technicalities.
* Interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques and providing on-going reports in a timely and professional manner.
* Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that will provide efficient data and reporting solutions.
* Responsible for identifying business trends from big data sources to enable faster and better decision making.

Who you are:

* 5+ years of advanced analytic/data science/machine learning experience
* MS/PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
* Proven track record of end-to-end experience in model development, testing, implementation and performance tracking
* Hands-on knowledge of SQL, R, Python and Spark
* Familiarity with Linux and AWS/Azure
* Excellent communication, teamwork and consulting skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skill set.

Who we are:

HNI Corporation [NYSE: HNI] is a leading global office furniture company, specializing in seating, storage, modular work spaces, and desks. Its brands are among the strongest, most widely known and respected in the industry, including HON, Allsteel, Gunlocke, HBF and Maxon. The depth and breadth of their brands, the scale and capability of their manufacturing, and the strength of their distribution enables them to provide the best office furniture solutions to meet the needs of every customer - from the largest multinational organizations to the local entrepreneur. HNI sells its products through an extensive network of independent office furniture dealers, wholesalers, and office product distributors, retailers, commercial divisions of Office Depot and Staples, and in some cases direct to end customers. Office furniture generates three quarters of sales; the remainder is driven through HNI's Hearth & Home Technologies, the largest U.S. maker of hearth appliances (fireplaces, stoves, etc.). HNI has distribution partners in 50-plus countries, with most of its products sold in North America. Revenues for the company are approximately $2.2 billion.

The company was originally founded in 1944 by two brothers-in-law with the belief that success would come to a company anchored in the principles of treating customers, suppliers, workforce and neighbors with fairness and respect. This spirit continues to guide the corporation. Employees, who HNI refers to as members, are united by a dedication to integrity, quality, innovation, service, continuous improvement and value creation for customers. HNI's powerful member owner culture is reinforced through profit-sharing, which all members impact and are eligible to receive.

HNI has been ranked by Industry Week magazine as one of the "Top 100 Best Managed Companies in the World," by Fortune magazine as "The Most Admired Company" in the furniture industry and named by Chief Executive Magazine as one of the world's best companies for leadership development. Allsteel, one of HNI's operating companies, was recognized as a "2017 Top Workplace in Iowa."