JOB DESCRIPTION
The Data and Analytics team works with people across the organization to identify, assess, and solve real business problems by analyzing all available data, including enterprise, connected product, and publicly available datasets, to create and discover meaningful insights. This role builds and deploys solutions that translate operational data into decisions and measurable outcomes.
The Senior Data Scientist acts as a strategic leader in the design, development, and deployment of advanced Data Science and Analytic solutions across NOV’s global operations. This role requires expertise in managing cross-functional projects and communicating insights to executive leadership. The Senior Data Scientist will serve as a thought leader in advancing NOV’s digital and analytics maturity, ensuring data-driven solutions create measurable business impact and support enterprise growth.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will:
- Partner with business leaders to identify high-value opportunities in areas such as demand planning, capacity/production planning, procurement, and financial forecasting
- Develop a firm understanding of specific business processes and real-world workflows
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including domain experts, business analysts, data engineers and software engineers
- Lead data science initiatives that impact operations globally across multiple business units
- Define project scope, timelines and deliverables in collaboration with business leaders
- Architect scalable machine learning and forecasting solutions within cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake
- Ensure models are production-ready, robust, and maintainable with appropriate monitoring and retraining pipelines
- Develop standardized methodologies and frameworks to ensure scalability and consistency across diverse environments
- Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security standards while scaling analytics solutions globally
- Manage and mentor interns, junior data scientists and analysts
- Translate advanced analytics results into strategic recommendations for VP and C-level leadership
- Utilize programming languages such as SQL, Python for data manipulation, analysis and model development
SUGGESTED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline
- Five or more years of professional data science experience in manufacturing and/or supply chain environments
- Hands-on experience working with ERP data and operational processes including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and demand-to-deliver
- Proven ability to communicate complex or technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL and PySpark; experience wrangling large relational datasets
- Deep expertise in machine learning, forecasting and optimization
- Experience deploying enterprise-scale solutions in cloud environments (AWS experience preferred)
- Proficient in at least one data visualization library such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, or Plotly
- Knowledge of Streamlit for building interactive data applications preferred
- Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and model lifecycle management
- Demonstrated ability to drive business impact and ROI through analytics
- Strong track record of executive-level communication and influence
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple geographies
