DIRECTOR Machine Learning

Company: Archer Daniels Midland
Location: Erlanger
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Director Data Science-Erlanger, KY
This is a full-time, exempt position

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Digital & Innovation Artificial Intelligence team as a Director, Data Science - Artificial Intelligence. You will help define solution strategies and map out capabilities that help our scientists, researchers and overall business leveraging Artificial Intelligence solutions. You need to have strong commercial experience in AI/ML technologies specifically within the Azure ecosystem. This position will partner with many business, product and science teams, so written and in-person communication skills are extremely important.
The right candidate will have a passion for envisioning complete engineering solutions using the latest advances in artificial technology.

Ideal candidates will have a strong combination of business, process, and technical acumen including demonstrated competency across data domains such as architecture, integration and modeling, machine learning, governance, and other data services required for delivering creative, insightful analytic capabilities through our teams.Key Responsibilities:Oversee the activities of data science initiatives and provides advanced expertise on statistical, mathematical, machine learning and artificial intelligence conceptsEnsures that the artificial intelligence team is constantly building effective working relationships and building data-fueled solutions that drive the business closer to its overall goals and objectivesPerforms an analytical role researching, designing, implementing, and deploying full-stack scalable artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to address various business challengesHas the responsibility to keep up and provide insights to the Artificial Intelligence team and the larger Data and Analytics department on leading data science and analytic practices, trends, design, learning and development cycles, which improves the business's overall performance by improving data and analytics programs that provide high-impact insightsNatural curiosity and passion for scientific investigation, talent for strategic leadership, interest in digital product development, and experience in people managementLead the development of artificial intelligence initiatives in an environment rich in complex biological, environmental, operational, and business dataEstablish and manage collaborations engaging business units to develop novel data analytic approaches and integrated decision science solutionsWork with executives and business line stakeholders to define the problems to solve with AI. Help prioritize and rank the solutions, develop business casesApply broad knowledge of the ADM's products to identify new areas of growth, new technology and emerging product opportunities.Evaluate in-depth market analysis and drive the business case for optimization of existing products and creation of next generation AI productsHelp stakeholders productionize results of AI productsDevelop AI product roadmaps and timelinesLeading teams by creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team while meeting expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members, providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner, and keeping leadership informed of progress and issuesStandard Job Requirements:Proven experience utilizing technical and industry knowledge to identify complex issues and build long-term business relationships with key executives through engagement delivery, as well as networking in professional organizationsStrong business aptitude, showing the ability to rapidly learn new problem domains, and become conversant in the domain with subject matter expertsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with all parts of the company such as operators, engineers, commercial personnel, and senior managementAbility to explain and teach advanced analytics techniques and principles to othersStrong business aptitude, the ability to rapidly learn new nutrition science domains, and become conversant in the domain with subject matter expertsCreative, proactive, bold and out-of-box thinkingIn addition to strong attention to detail, ideal candidates will also be able to see the strategic implications for the business in the big picture and start solving future problems, not just today's specific challengeAbility to co-develop narratives and guide business users through ideation and estimation on solutions that drive business value. Fluent in telling the story to both technical and non-technical audiencesGreat curiosity, enthusiasm, and innovation, organization, integrity, ingenuity, results-orientation, self-motivation, and resourcefulness in a fast-paced competitive environmentAbility to independently articulate and define artificial intelligence solutions being used by all levels of the organizationStrong customer empathy, with an ability to transform complex data and customer insights into a prioritized roadmapExperience partnering with cross-functional teams of engineers, data scientists, and designers to deliver extraordinary solutionsResilient and able to work autonomously in the face of ambiguityTechnical Requirements:Proven experience and knowledge of machine learning, data mining, statistical methodology and demonstrated experience using these techniques to solve commercial, financial and manufacturing problemsProven experience and knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applicationsProven experience and knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, etc.)Experience working with enterprise scale databases, with demonstrated ability to independently query and prepare data for analysisAbility to develop actionable predictive models from various data sets both large and smallProven experience and knowledge of Python, R, with strong SQL skillsStrong knowledge of visualization in Power BIExpert level story telling via PowerPointExperience in an Azure environment highly preferredDemonstrated commitment to learning about AI through your own initiatives through courses, books, or side projectsTechnical skills in Database (SQL) knowledge, database management, business intelligence, enterprise performance management, data mining, systems administrationWorking knowledge of BI Governance, Data Governance, Master Data Management, and Data Quality Management.Educational Requirements:Masters or PhD degree in a quantitative field such as Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Economics7+ years of relevant work experience in Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Business Intelligence, or related fieldADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veteran status. -This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP, pension, health, life and dental insurance. -ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a background check. -About ADM:ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We're a premier global human and animal nutrition company, delivering solutions today with an eye to the future. We're blazing new trails in health and well-being as our scientists develop groundbreaking products to support healthier living. We're a cutting-edge innovator leading the way to a new future of plant-based consumer and industrial solutions to replace petroleum-based products. We're an unmatched agricultural supply chain manager and processor, providing food security by connecting local needs with global capabilities. And we're a leader in sustainability, scaling across entire value chains to help decarbonize our industry and safeguard our planet. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional and sustainability challenges of today and tomorrow. Learn more at www.adm.com.EEOADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veterans status.

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