Senior Business Scientist in Strategy & Data Science

Ekimetrics is a global leader in Marketing & Commercial effectiveness and AI-powered solutions. Since 2006, we’ve been helping businesses optimize marketing and operations by combining AI with business and tech expertise across 4 domains: Marketing & commercial effectiveness, Customer analytics, Operational excellence, ESG & sustainability.

With a full in-house team and offices in Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, we deliver tailor-made solutions that turn data into real positive impact, leveraging our unique combination of technology and services.

We excel at delivering AI impact at scale. Our mission is to harness this power to tackle the world’s most urgent issues. We commit to responsibility and frugality in AI, systematic AI impact at scale, and loyalty to our values and DNA.

To accelerate our business growth in the APAC region, we decided to open a new office in Shanghai (operational since January 2024).

About the role

As a senior Business Scientist, you will be leading challenging projects with international blue-chip clients across high-profile presentations to senior clients. You will be working in teams of 3 to 6 Business Scientists, on 2 to 3 projects simultaneously.

The primary focus of the senior consultant’s work will be to drive high client value and broaden relationships at the most senior levels with current and prospective clients and translate this into new business opportunities for Ekimetrics.

The senior Business Scientist will be leading projects from the first discovery meetings all the way to final recommendations, responsible for gathering and analyzing data, building statistical models, translating quantitative insights into strategic recommendations, and delivering the final results as a persuasive story.

The successful candidate will also be expected to develop the more junior members of the team to be able to do high impact work across core areas of the clients’ businesses.

Finally, the successful candidate will be expected to drive development initiatives and new thought-leadership, transfer knowledge to junior team members, and continue to build Ekimetrics reputation and brand in Asia.

1. Team Management:

• Actively work with the team to identify actions to improve engagements
• Retain top performers and support the development of future Eki leaders
• Provide visible sponsorship to recruiting, retaining & engaging diverse talent in your organization

1. Business Operator:

• Design and scope new projects, using the right analyses to answer client questions
• Deliver with excellence – ensure high client satisfaction and make sure that issues are raised and resolved in a timely manner with no surprises
• Ensure client's business case is achievable and Ekimetrics has appropriate ability to influence promised outcomes
• Present actionable and easy-to-understand findings to drive high levels of adoption within client organizations
• Drive client retention and new business opportunities

1. Ekimetrics Life:

• Help lead our fast growth by contributing to local and global initiatives such as Thought-Leadership, Knowledge Management, Recruitment, Culture, Gender Balance and Diversity teams, Pioneering Machine Learning/AI techniques for the office, etc.

About You

The successful candidate will have a balance of marketing and business strategy understanding, client-facing business service experience, and significant data and analytics expertise. The work will be rooted in the creation of innovative analytic engagements for clients.

Ideally, you will have

• Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research or business (MBA) from a leading academic institution is preferred
• 4+ years of experience in Data Analysis / Modelling / Advanced Analytics in a business setting, preferably in a client-facing consulting-oriented role
• Passion for data, extensive knowledge in statistics or applied mathematics, experience with techniques such as modelling / optimization, and experience in using advanced analytical methodologies to answer business questions
• Experience with statistical software such as R, Python, etc.

Consulting & Transversal skills

• Strong knowledge of marketing and media strategy, and the key questions for the modern CMO
• Excellent communication skills – especially translating complex technical findings into plain language insights and stories for stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to develop new and lasting client relationships at senior levels across multiple industries
• Team oriented and collaborative working style, both with clients and within Ekimetrics
• Management experience and demonstrated ability to develop younger talent and build a high performing team.
• Project management and delivery expertise
• Passion for joining a small team and desire to help the business grow quickly
• High proficiency in Putonghua and English
• Proficiency in APAC languages is a plus (Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, etc)

What we offer

• Being part of an entrepreneurial and growing team.
• Working with top-tier clients at senior executive level.
• Evolving in deep data analysis expertise while having a real business impact.
• Strong Culture and work environment.
• Challenging projects.
• Career growth and international mobility.
• Attractive compensation package.

In 2023, Ekimetrics has obtained the mission-driven company status, which demonstrates our strong commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Our mission statement: Accelerate organisations transformation towards sustainability, through the application of data science and artificial intelligence.

We are also Great Place to Work certified© in France, the UK, and the US, and received the ‘Best companies to Work for in Asia 2023©’ award in Hong Kong.

As an employer, Ekimetrics offers equal employment opportunities to all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ekimetrics strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects diversity within its teams.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.