Post Holdings · 3 hours ago
Associate Data Scientist II
St Louis, MO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expPost Holdings, Inc. is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Brentwood, Missouri, focused on providing innovative food solutions. The Associate Data Scientist II will execute data science projects using tools like Python, Tableau, and SQL to solve complex business problems and support various functions across the organization.
Food and BeverageHospitalityNutrition
Responsibilities
Contribute to the projects of the data science team, including delivery of high-quality data, self-service, and machine learning and Generative AI solutions, aligning to the overall strategic objectives
Apply cutting-edge data science tools to enable Post Holdings and its divisions to make better decisions with data
Consult with marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to understand the highest-value business problems and create data science applications with quantifiable revenue lift or cost avoidance
Manage machine learning deployments to continually deliver robust, accurate forecasts or recommendations
Manage small projects where Associate Data Scientist is the only developer
Consult with internal stakeholders to drive delivering on the scope, success metrics, and delivery timeline
Develop clear and intuitive data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau, model data with dbt and SQL and present exploratory data analysis results to stakeholders
Communicate status, priorities and issues with data science leadership, project stakeholders and teammates in a timely manner
Grow data literacy across the Post Holdings organization to where decisions at all levels are guided by data and analytics
Summarize and present key results from projects that leverage data science to help solve key business problems
Contribute to the corporate knowledge of data science and data culture and assist others as they learn data science
Become an expert on new features within the tool stack (dbt, Tableau, Snowflake and Data Science Python libraries) and share knowledge with others through Post’s training channels
Drive innovation by keeping abreast of emerging technologies and foster development of the team’s skill base
Prototype new tools and analysis methods with the intent of growing analytics, machine learning, and data science in every area of the company
Create documented procedures for configuring, maintaining, upgrading, testing, and coding of analytic applications
Visualize data in new and innovative ways to drive deeper understanding of the data for technical and non-technical stakeholders
Partner with data scientists and champion best practices for algorithm development and cloud deployment
Continuously enhance existing development programs to teach practical applications of data science to young talent and elevate the skills of surrounding team members
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience with collaborative data science or data analytic projects with technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving and communicating tangible business value succinctly
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative subject required, advanced degree preferred
Functional experience in an object-oriented programming language (Python 3.x preferred)
Knowledge of software design (libraries, classes, functions), testing (logging, debugging), and versioning (Git, continuous deployment)
Experience with machine learning platforms and cloud computing, e.g., Microsoft Azure ML (preferred), Amazon SageMaker, Google Vertex AI
Demonstrated expertise in open-source libraries for advanced data analysis, statistical/machine learning models, and optimization, e.g. pandas, sci-kit learn, scipy, and ortools for Python
Working knowledge or familiarity with business intelligence, reporting, or data visualization software packages (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker, Cognos, R Shiny, D3, Python matplotlib)
Working knowledge in any SQL dialect and knowledge of relational database development in SQL, maintenance, and exception testing experience required (Snowflake, Oracle, or other)
Experience with data modeling strategies, ETL architecture, and related technical documentation, understanding of universe structure types and corresponding functionality, ability to design, execute, and document test scenarios
Advanced user in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Visio
Knowledge of SDLC/RDLC/DCLC, waterfall, and agile methodologies and practical application when managing or participating in any project, enhancements to database or system configuration, or fulfilling a request for data / reporting
Wide degree of creativity and initiative in problem solving, as well as a drive to streamline / automate / improve and innovate
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to concisely convey analytical interpretation and/or data issues to non-technical individuals
Team player mentality that is results driven, customer focused, values learning and innovation
Exhibit trustworthiness, expertise, and the capacity to lead through influence
Self-motivated, strong attention to detail, curious and strong desire to learn
Preferred
advanced degree preferred
Experience with machine learning platforms and cloud computing, e.g., Microsoft Azure ML (preferred)
Company
Post Holdings
Post Holdings is a consumer goods company currently operating in the center-of-the-store, active nutrition and private label food
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.91B2025-12-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.3B
2024-11-15Post Ipo Debt· $464.9M
2024-09-25Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Robert Vitale
President & CEO
Mike Sullivan
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
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Food Business News
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