What's the role?
In the role of a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with our Data Engineers on advanced statistical modelling. Hilti has a tremendous wealth of external and internal data. We are using it to bring our customer relationship to another level as well as develop advanced tools and services based on tool data. The Data Science team is highly technical and in the same time at the core of Hilti’s digital business.
Who is Hilti?
At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner in productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide innovative solutions that shape the buildings, roads, and infrastructure essential to daily life. At Hilti, careers are made real by empowering you to explore the possibilities, maximize your potential, own your development, and create meaningful impact every day.
What does the role involve?
In this role, you design experiments, test hypotheses, develop and program models. You work in agile, iterative processes and conduct advanced data analysis and implement highly complex statistical algorithms. You develop experimental design approaches to validate findings or test hypotheses.
As a Data Scientist you lead discovery processes to identify the business requirements. You work with and alongside business analysts to model and frame business scenarios that are meaningful and which affect critical decisions and business processes.
You identify what data is available and relevant, including internal and external data sources, structured and unstructured data, leveraging new data collection processes such as smart meters and connected tool information or social media. You collaborate with global subject matter experts to select the relevant sources of information. You make strategic recommendations on data collection, integration and retention requirements incorporating business requirements and knowledge of best practices.
You develop usage and access control policies and systems in collaboration with the data steward. You partner with the data stewards in continuous improvement processes impacting data quality in the context of the specific use case.
You present and depict the rationale of your findings in easy to understand terms for the business. You present back results that contradict common belief, if needed. You communicate and work with business subject matter experts and organizational leadership. You educate the organization both from IT and the business perspectives on new approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of results. You help the organization understand the principles and the mathematics behind the process to drive organizational buy-in.
You provide on-going tracking and monitoring of performance of decision systems and statistical models. You lead the design and deployment of enhancements and fixes to systems as needed.
Our Data Science organization is a highly technical team which is at the center of Hilti’s digital initiatives. We are proud about our strong team spirit and we are the right team mates to bounce of ideas. We do have strong ties to leading research teams and make sure that we are at the forefront of Data Science.
What do we offer?
We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:
- Stunning Alpine views and cultural richness in Buchs, Switzerland.
- Significant IT career opportunities within the Global IT team, impacting the digital evolution of construction and manufacturing.
- An agile setting amidst the Swiss/ Austrian Alps where your skills will flourish.
- Opportunities to explore global and local roles in a diverse IT career.
- Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.
What you need is:
- Master in a quantitative field (mathematics, physics, statistics, computer science or related field) with excellent academic track record. PhD is a plus
- Strong programming skills in R and Python
- Strong data engineering skills in SQL and spark in order to partner up most efficiently with our data engineers
- Proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, forecasting/predictive analytics, multivariate testing, and optimization algorithms, machine learning algorithms and generative AI prompt engineering/knowledge retrieval
- The ability to come up with solutions to loosely defined business problems by leveraging pattern detection over potentially large datasets. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Why should you apply?
For this position, we are seeking out-of-the-box, creative and open-minded people with a demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a global team setting. If you possess extraordinary analytical skills, when you have strong programming experience and when you have rock solid statistical education, you are exactly what we are looking for.
Hilti is an equal opportunity employer
