Data Scientist - Strategic Data Solutions

Apple's Strategic Data Solutions (SDS) team leads efforts to mitigate monetary losses, optimize various business processes, and provide investigation support for our Business Assurance and Compliance (BAC) team.

Our team applies data analytics to drive impact across multiple lines of business at Apple. We are looking for an outstanding data scientist who is interested in working closely with our Finance and BAC partner teams; understanding their processes and analytic needs; and developing technical solutions along the way. They will partner with our data scientists and business analysts to analyze complex business problems, have access to internal and external data sources, and be expected to communicate relevant insights to leadership. The ideal candidate works well in collaborative environments with minimal formal structure and is comfortable in uncertain environments with competing priorities. They must possess proven business acumen, a strong quantitative / technical background, natural curiosity, and the ability to effectively shift between communications styles based on the audience.

Description

• Support discovery of business problems

• Manage program performance metrics

• Perform data discovery and create proof of concepts

• Perform ad-hoc and reoccurring analytics

• Work with Machine learning engineers and software developers to generate solutions

• Present results of analyses to business partners and leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Creativity to go beyond current tools to deliver best solution to the problem

Inquisitiveness and a desire for continued self-improvement and development of new skills

Comfort working independently and making key decisions on projects

Ability to tell meaningful stories with data

Strong verbal / written communication skills

Some experience with Finance organizations and fraud preferred

Minimum Qualifications

BS / MS in technical field (math, statistics, engineering, computer science, analytics, or similar)

Minimum 3 years of experience working as a data scientist/data analyst, auditor, or related role

Competent with SQL, big data systems and tools. Ability to do statistical analysis in any one of these languages: Python, R, Java, etc.

Experience applying analytical techniques to provide solutions to real business problems

Documenting features and functions of technical systems

Validating functional specifications against business requirements

Competent with Tableau or similar application

Project management experience

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to connect and develop strong partnerships

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