Umicore

www.umicore.com

1 Job

6,487 Employees

About the Company

We innovate from within and drive the science of change. You cannot see us, yet we are part of your everyday lives. We reduce harmful vehicle emissions, give new life to used metals, power the cars of the future...

We believe in the power of materials technology to create sustainable value for people and planet., tackling the global trends of today and tomorrow.

Our products and services accelerate the transformation to carbon free mobility, deliver the next-generation of advanced materials and drive the world towards a circular economy.

We are the circular materials technology company fulfilling our mission to create materials for a better life.

In an environment like this, imagine what you could do?

Listed Jobs

Company Name: Umicore
Job Title: Associate Data Scientist
Job Description: Job title: Associate Data Scientist Role Summary: Support a data science competence team by developing, deploying, and maintaining machine‑learning models to solve business problems across the organization. Provide technical insight, collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders, and contribute to the creation of a data‑driven culture. Expectations: - Deliver end‑to‑end machine‑learning solutions from data exploration to production. - Drive innovation by exploring cutting‑edge techniques (e.g., vision, transformers, generative AI, reinforcement learning). - Act as a bridge between data science and business units, ensuring models meet practical objectives and are continuously improved. Key Responsibilities: - Collect, clean, and analyze data to identify modeling opportunities. - Design, implement, and fine‑tune predictive and prescriptive models using supervised, unsupervised, and deep‑learning approaches. - Deploy models into production environments and monitor performance, ensuring reliability and scalability. - Collaborate with functional teams, domain experts, and IT to integrate models into business workflows. - Participate in setting technology roadmaps and identifying new AI use cases. - Communicate findings and model insights clearly to stakeholders in written and oral formats. Required Skills: - Strong foundation in machine‑learning algorithms (clustering, decision trees, neural networks, etc.) and statistical techniques (regression, discriminant analysis). - Proficiency in Python, including libraries such as pandas, scikit‑learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and relevant data‑science tooling. - Experience with cloud‑based deployment (Azure Databricks, Azure ML, MLflow) is preferred. - Prior experience in supply‑chain optimization or market forecasting adds advantage. - Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and drive model lifecycle from ideation to production. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Dutch is an asset. Required Education & Certifications: - Master’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent with a data‑science specialization. - Minimum of 3 years professional data‑science experience. - Relevant certifications in Azure AI/ML or other cloud platforms are desirable.