Data Scientist Operations Planning & Steering (80-100%, all genders) in Zürich

Help us actively shape and promote the digitalization of the Lufthansa Group! As a team player in our IT to Business Alignment unit, you’ll turn challenges into innovative solutions for our Operations Planning & Steering. You will partner up with our business units and our IT service providers. And you will delight in transforming pain points into appealing apps. So if you’re the type to pour all your passion and your energies into interpreting extensive data, and for whom “that won’t work” or “we’ve tried that already” only makes you more determined, come aboard!


Your duties

• Use statistical data analysis or simulations to develop practical solutions to business problems
• Develop and improve forecasts in business areas and make adjustments according to market requirements
• Visualize and interpret analytical results for business and translate analytics into business language
• Present complex information to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop strategies and recommend improvements to the overall data collection process including data submission formats and standards to improve data quality
• Work out project proposals with goals, resources, milestones and costs
• Leading IT projects up to and including their operational handover
• Developing test procedures and conducting tests
• Active collaborations with various organizations within the Lufthansa Group
• Willingness to travel

• University degree (Master, PhD as asset) with a quantitative focus in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or similar
• Relevant working experience in creating and using advanced machine learning algorithms and statistics for regression, classification, simulation, etc.
• Advanced skills in SQL and in one or more of the following programming languages: R, Python
• Knowledge in BI Tools for interactive data visualization (e.g. Tableau, QlikView, Shiny) is an asset
• Highly analytical and conceptual mindset, as well as creativity and innovative ability to stay atop complex situations
• Proven experience in IT project management (Agile certification an advantage)
• Experience in requirements engineering
• An ability to familiarize yourself swiftly and independently with new topic areas
• Good written and verbal communication skills in German and English and ability to work in cross cultural environments

Details

Employment level: 80-100%

Department: IT to Business Alignment

Work place: Zurich, Kloten

Starting date: upon agreement

Application deadline: November 24, 2019