<br><br><h3>About this role :</h3><ul><li>The group leader oversees:</li><div>			- A Data Science &amp; Data Analysis team (Insights, modelling, experimentation) </div><div>			- An R&amp;D Prototyping Engineering team (Proof of concept software, technical validation)</div><li>This role focuses on innovation, feasibility, and validation, not long-term production ownership.</li></ul><h3>Main responsibilities :</h3><ul><li><b>Leadership &amp; Team Management </b></li><li>Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, data analysts, and R&amp;D/prototyping engineers </li><li>Set technical direction, priorities and ways of working </li><li>Foster collaboration between analytical and engineering profiles ·</li><li>Foster collaboration with CAE team by giving them inputs to build reduced order models for process </li><li>Ensure high standards of quality, rigor and documentation </li><li><b>Strategy &amp; Prioritization </b></li><li>Define and manage the R&amp;D and analytics roadmap aligned with business objectives </li><li>Prioritize initiatives based on, business value, technical feasibility and time to impact </li><li>Balance exploratory research with delivery of concrete outcomes </li><li><b>Data Science &amp; Analytics Oversight </b></li><li>Data Exploration and Analysis </li><li>Predictive &amp; statistical modelling </li><li>Ensure insights and models are actionable and decision-oriented. </li><li><b>R&amp;D Software Prototyping Oversight </b></li><li>Oversee development of working prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and validate technical approaches </li><li>Ensures prototypes are reproducible, well documented, and sharable with digital/IT teams</li><li><b>Cross-Functional collaboration </b></li><li>Act as a key interlocutor with business stakeholders, the product and process R&amp;D team, and the digital/IT teams. </li><li>Ensure smooth handover of validated concepts to production teams</li></ul><h3>Requirements :</h3><ul><li>Masters or PhD in Data Science/Applied mathematics/Statistics </li><li>Minimum of 8 years of experience </li><li>Prior experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams</li><li>Strong understanding of statistical and machine learning models</li><li>Large-scale data analytics </li><li>Familiarity with modern analytics and prototyping stacks </li><li>Ability to assess technical feasibility and risks</li><li>Ability to align diverse profiles towards shared goals</li><li>Strong ability to translate complex findings into business insights</li><li>Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders </li><li>Strategic mindset with a focus on impact</li></ul><br>

Verkor is a French industrial company set to amplify battery cell production.


R&D Data Science Group Leader M/F

<br /><br /><h3>About this role :</h3><ul><li>The group leader oversees:</li><div>			- A Data Science &amp; Data Analysis team (Insights, modelling, experimentation) </div><div>			- An R&amp;D Prototyping Engineering team (Proof of concept software, technical validation)</div><li>This role focuses on innovation, feasibility, and validation, not long-term production ownership.</li></ul><h3>Main responsibilities :</h3><ul><li><b>Leadership &amp; Team Management </b></li><li>Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, data analysts, and R&amp;D/prototyping engineers </li><li>Set technical direction, priorities and ways of working </li><li>Foster collaboration between analytical and engineering profiles ·</li><li>Foster collaboration with CAE team by giving them inputs to build reduced order models for process </li><li>Ensure high standards of quality, rigor and documentation </li><li><b>Strategy &amp; Prioritization </b></li><li>Define and manage the R&amp;D and analytics roadmap aligned with business objectives </li><li>Prioritize initiatives based on, business value, technical feasibility and time to impact </li><li>Balance exploratory research with delivery of concrete outcomes </li><li><b>Data Science &amp; Analytics Oversight </b></li><li>Data Exploration and Analysis </li><li>Predictive &amp; statistical modelling </li><li>Ensure insights and models are actionable and decision-oriented. </li><li><b>R&amp;D Software Prototyping Oversight </b></li><li>Oversee development of working prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and validate technical approaches </li><li>Ensures prototypes are reproducible, well documented, and sharable with digital/IT teams</li><li><b>Cross-Functional collaboration </b></li><li>Act as a key interlocutor with business stakeholders, the product and process R&amp;D team, and the digital/IT teams. </li><li>Ensure smooth handover of validated concepts to production teams</li></ul><h3>Requirements :</h3><ul><li>Masters or PhD in Data Science/Applied mathematics/Statistics </li><li>Minimum of 8 years of experience </li><li>Prior experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams</li><li>Strong understanding of statistical and machine learning models</li><li>Large-scale data analytics </li><li>Familiarity with modern analytics and prototyping stacks </li><li>Ability to assess technical feasibility and risks</li><li>Ability to align diverse profiles towards shared goals</li><li>Strong ability to translate complex findings into business insights</li><li>Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders </li><li>Strategic mindset with a focus on impact</li></ul><br />

R&D Data Science Group Leader M/F

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