Verkor

R&D Data Science Group Leader M/F

Verkor  •  Grenoble, FR (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

About this role :

  • The group leader oversees:
    • - A Data Science & Data Analysis team (Insights, modelling, experimentation) - An R&D Prototyping Engineering team (Proof of concept software, technical validation)
  • This role focuses on innovation, feasibility, and validation, not long-term production ownership.

Main responsibilities :

  • Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, data analysts, and R&D/prototyping engineers
  • Set technical direction, priorities and ways of working
  • Foster collaboration between analytical and engineering profiles ·
  • Foster collaboration with CAE team by giving them inputs to build reduced order models for process
  • Ensure high standards of quality, rigor and documentation
  • Strategy & Prioritization
  • Define and manage the R&D and analytics roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Prioritize initiatives based on, business value, technical feasibility and time to impact
  • Balance exploratory research with delivery of concrete outcomes
  • Data Science & Analytics Oversight
  • Data Exploration and Analysis
  • Predictive & statistical modelling
  • Ensure insights and models are actionable and decision-oriented.
  • R&D Software Prototyping Oversight
  • Oversee development of working prototypes that demonstrate feasibility and validate technical approaches
  • Ensures prototypes are reproducible, well documented, and sharable with digital/IT teams
  • Cross-Functional collaboration
  • Act as a key interlocutor with business stakeholders, the product and process R&D team, and the digital/IT teams.
  • Ensure smooth handover of validated concepts to production teams

Requirements :

  • Masters or PhD in Data Science/Applied mathematics/Statistics
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience
  • Prior experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams
  • Strong understanding of statistical and machine learning models
  • Large-scale data analytics
  • Familiarity with modern analytics and prototyping stacks
  • Ability to assess technical feasibility and risks
  • Ability to align diverse profiles towards shared goals
  • Strong ability to translate complex findings into business insights
  • Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders
  • Strategic mindset with a focus on impact
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About Verkor

Founded in July 2020, Verkor is a French industrial company based in Grenoble. Backed by a strong network of financial and industrial partners, Verkor is accelerating the production of low-carbon batteries in France and Europe to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, electric mobility in general and stationary storage in Europe.

Verkor is developing an attractive business model in terms of agility, sustainability and governance, and is attracting the best talent as a result. A strong, agile team continues to grow to meet new challenges. The project led by Verkor is unifying, bringing together the best partners to localize the entire value chain in Europe, ensuring optimal use of skills and resources.

Thanks to these strengths, Verkor has opened its Verkor Innovation Centre in 2023, it provides three major functions: innovate, manufacture and train. Based on the innovations coming out of the VIC, the Verkor Gigafactory will have an annual production capacity of 16 GWh in lithium-ion batteries, that’s enough to fit out 300,000 electric vehicles and create over 1,200 direct jobs. The Gigafactory will be operational by 2025.

Join our team : https://verkor.com/en/join-our-team/

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Grenoble, FR
Year Founded
2020
Website
verkor.com
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