Data Scientist

Animal Health IT Data Science and AI team is looking for a Data Scientist. Our team supports company's Animal Health business areas – research and development, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and animal monitoring – through data science and AI delivery. This role allows you to work on impactful data science products and collaborate with other data scientists and AI engineers, building a community that learns, challenges, and inspires each other.

Our team is shaping the AH Data Science and AI strategy, serves as a DS and AI community facilitator and helps non-technical colleagues to mature their understanding of DS and AI.

• Select appropriate analytical techniques and algorithms to best solve business challenges.
• Participate in choosing right tools infrastructure for data science projects.
• Write efficient and maintainable code following best practices in software engineering to implement data science algorithms.
• Provide precise and timely communication (both verbal and written) & collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Understand the context behind business decisions.
• Develop analytical models and data science solutions in R/Python, leveraging advanced techniques including simulations, optimization, and machine learning.
• Assess the output of analytical solution and interpret data to draw conclusions, identify options, and provide recommendations to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain knowledge on the data sources, the data quality and metadata.
• Recognize repeatable situations and suggest the appropriate level of automation of analytics.

• 2+ years of experience in Data Science or PhD.
• Passion for advanced algorithms and good quality code.
• Strong programming skills in R and/or Python.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to make high-level presentations to senior executives.
• Extensive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: mathematical analysis and modelling, probability, stochastic processes, econometrics, machine learning, optimization, simulations, software development.
• The ability to formulate models, analyze them, program, and run in some appropriate system.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work with incomplete or imperfect data, including ability to interpret and use the analytics results within the real business context.
• Experience with version controls systems and collaboration tools (e.g., Git, Jira).
• Experience and/or ability to quickly learn new tools (e.g., Databricks).
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a global team.

MSc or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics or other related field.

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral program
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, discount programs
• Up-to-date equipment
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

• Algorithms
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Data Science
• Econometrics
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Mathematical Analysis
• Mathematics Modeling
• Problem Solving
• Python (Programming Language)
• R Programming
• Software Code Quality
• Software Development
• Stochastic Processes
• Version Control System

R379335

01/31/2026