Senior Data Scientist

Founded in 1917,John Craneis a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

John Crane is part of  Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

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This role requires the data scientist to be a hands-on software developer and interested in solving real world physics-based problems.The work will involve management and problem analysis, data exploration and preparation, data collection and integration, AI/machine learning modelling, and operationalization.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a team designing innovative software and algorithms to solve real-world problems in industrial processes.
• Use machine learning techniques, statistical tests, classical algorithms, and physically-motivated models as appropriate
• Perform in-depth exploratory analysis of data from the field and laboratory experiments
• Acquire domain knowledge about mechanical systems to aid in analysis and interpretation. Display drive and curiosity to understand the business process to its core
• Understand new data sources and process pipelines, and catalog/document them
• Work with various databases such as SQL or graph databases, and other source systems
• Apply a variety AI/ML and advanced analytics techniques to perform classification or prediction tasks
• Run experiments and test models using cross-validation, A/B testing, bias and fairness, etc.
• Maintain and update the analytics software platform (Python)
• (Help to) create data pipelines for more efficient and repeatable data science projects
• Establish best practices around AI/ML production infrastructure
• Condition Monitoring, Time series Analytics
• Upskill yourself (through conferences, publications, courses, local academia and meetups)

Skills & Experience:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, data science, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative field such as, economics, engineering and physics is preferred. Experience in more than one area is strongly preferred
• Relevant experience with 5+ years
• 3+ years of relevant project experience in successfully launching, planning, executing of data science projects. Preferably in the domains of imaging systems, risk modelling, customer behavior prediction, quality assessment, and/or factory automations
• Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques: generalized linear model (GLM)/regression, random forest, boosting, trees, text mining, hierarchical clustering, deep learning, convolutional neural network (CNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), T-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE), graph analysis, etc
• Strong knowledge of math, probability, statistics, and algorithms
• Ability to write robust, production-ready Python code
• Adept in agile development methodologies
• Self-driven, curious and creative
• They must demonstrate the ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment
• Should be confident, energetic self-starters. Ability to make progress on large projects independently or as part of a team
• Strong communication skills

Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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