Scientist I NTS - GKS, Statistics

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

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Job Overview

Function Overview

In partnership with our cross-functional partners, ITQ innovates and develops products that meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and enables long-term business growth. We identify and develop technologies that shape and protect our businesses today and into the future. ITQ operates across three organizations: Global Applications, Capabilities COEs, and Shared Services & Operations.

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Purpose of the role

The Global Knowledge Services (GKS) organization catalyzes the creation, transfer, and application of knowledge to ensure ITQ succeeds at its mission of driving internal and external innovation, developing differentiated technology, and engendering trust through food safety and quality.

The scientists in the Statistics and Analytics Program Area will collaborate with US and India GKS team members to deliver high value statistical work that advances ITQ initiatives in consumer product research, health and nutrition science, research and development, and quality improvement.

The Scientist I in this program area is expected to: Analyze and interpret data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information partner effectively with worldwide ITQ clients create impactful analytics and visualization deliverables and manage multiple projects independently or with guidance.

Key Accountabilities

15% of Time-Client Consultation and Business Partnering

• Work effectively with clients to identify client needs and success criteria, and translate into clear project objectives, timelines, and plans.
• Be responsive and timely in sharing project updates, responding to client queries, and delivering on project commitments.
• Clearly communicate analysis, conclusions, insights, and conclusions to clients using written reports and real-time meetings.

70% of Time-Excellent Technical Work

• Develop effective strategies for programming and data analysis based on client consultations and project briefs.
• Create high-quality programs for data preparation, data cleaning, statistical analysis, and results validation.
• Employ sophisticated analytics programs, machine learning and statistical methods to prepare data for use in predictive and prescriptive modeling.
• Effectively and efficiently use advanced statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Plotly-Dash) in support of project work.
• Create accurate and clear summary tables, visualizations, reports, and models that convey the required information and insights.
• Ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization & time management.
• Integrating multiple systems and data sets to discover new insights.

10% of Time-Innovation, Continuous Improvement (CI), and Personal Development

• Learn and apply a CI mindset to work, seeking opportunities for improvements in efficiency and client value.
• Identify new resources, develop new methods, and seek external inspiration to drive innovations in our work processes.
• Continually build skills and knowledge in the fields of statistics, and the relevant sciences.

5% of Time-Administration

• Participate in all required training (Safety, HR, Finance, CI, other) and actively GKS, and ITQ meetings, events, and activities.
• Complete other administrative tasks as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Requirements: Masters
• Minimum 2 years of related experience required

For the Statistics and Analytics Program Area:

• A good understanding of building statistical models and creating statistical graphics.
• A working knowledge of statistical programming software (e.g., R, Python, SAS) is required. Experience with R programming is necessary. Knowledge of Python, Minitab and Tableau is a plus.
• Experience in working on a project from inception to end is desirable.
• Experience in applying statistics to the sciences is desirable.
• Creative and innovative approach to problem-solving

For Global Knowledge Services:

• Ability to effectively work cross-functionally with internal/global team members.
• High self-motivation, with the ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Excels at driving projects to completion, with attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise judgment in handling confidential and proprietary information.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, multi-task, and execute tasks according to a plan. Able to work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated creative problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, ability to think outside the box.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Major Area of Study: Statistics or other sciences with strong quantitative coursework.
• Required Professional Certifications: None
• Preferred Professional Certifications: R, Python, SAS
• Preferred years of related experience: Three