Data Scientist in Big Data Technologies, Advanced Business Analytics

Job Field: Information Technology/Service
Location: Hong Kong, HK
Company: BASF Asia Pacific
Job Type: Experienced
Job ID: EN_HK_24826

We are the world's leading chemical company because we offer intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future. We have over 110,000 employees connecting around the world. For you, this means an almost unlimited range of job opportunities, career development and lots of potential to continue learning . At BASF we believe strongly in the power of connected minds.

Description

Located in Hong Kong, BASF’s regional headquarters oversees more than 16,000 employees at about 100 sites across Asia Pacific. In addition to regional business units, Hong Kong office also houses regional functional units including Corporate Affairs, Finance and Controlling, Human Resources, Management Consulting, Procurement and Supply Chain Services. Objectives of the Position

• As a data scientist with strong background in analytics-relevant information technology, the incumbent will:
  • act as an internal software developer in business and data analytics
  • be responsible for leading, executing and coordinating innovative data analytics projects and establishing sustainable IT solutions including data modelling and user interface creation
  • communicate the ideas and solutions to a broad community of non-data scientists

Job Responsibilities

• Initiate and drive new and ground-breaking development of customized business and data analytics solutions with the highest technical standards and liaise within the Advanced Business Analytics team and the global BASF community
• Transfer innovative solutions from a piloting phase into a sustainable and scalable software solution for global and cross-business usage
• Liaise with internal business and corporate units and translate their analytical needs into initiatives
• Mentor and coach other team members and support their functions by providing expertise and insights into data and computer science

Requirements

• Holder of Master degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems; or Bachelor degree with additional years of relevant work experience in the industrial sector
• 3 to 5 years working experience with databases and SQL, SAP applications and analytics tools like SAP HANA, data warehousing, data management and Big Data technologies as well as lifecycle management of software solutions. Be able to write production-level code
• Have a deep understanding of one or more of the following areas: Hadoop (HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, Yarn, Flume, Storm), Spark, Kafka, ActiveMQ
• Have superior understanding of internal and external data needs in industrial business processes
• Experienced in working in a diverse and global team, with a consultancy and result-oriented mindset, and enjoy working in a newly set-up team
• Be able to communicate ideas and solutions to stakeholders of non-data science experts
• Be creative and motivated team player with strong communication and presentation skills in English. Mandarin is a plus.
• Be willing to travel up to 10%

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