Scientist 2, Data Science

About the role

Western Digital's Data Science team, within its Operations function, builds analytics and machine learning solutions that turn complex business problems into mathematical and statistical answers. The Scientist 2 role works hands-on across model development, data preparation and application development, using Python, GitHub, Linux, Docker and machine learning algorithms.

Key responsibilities

• Automate data extraction, cleaning, processing, feature engineering and exploratory analysis with Python, R and SQL
• Develop machine learning and deep learning models to predict outcomes and find patterns in enterprise data
• Build and deploy end-to-end analytics applications, from data preparation to system integration
• Visualise results in dashboards with tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Validate and monitor deployed models in production, tracking performance drift and retraining as needed
• Document model methods, pipelines and architecture in version-controlled repositories
• Present clear, actionable insights to engineering and operations partners

Required profile

• Master's degree in Data Science, AI, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related quantitative field; fresh graduates are welcome
• Hands-on experience with regression, classification, clustering and deep learning
• Experience building dashboards with enterprise BI tools
• Preferred: MLOps deployment experience, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), generative AI or LLM exposure, and R

Required skills

• Python and SQL
• Machine learning algorithms and deep learning
• Version control, Linux and containerization tools
• Statistical reasoning and clear communication of analytical findings