Ld Analyst, Data Science & Eng

General Information

Job ID
ATR49620

Posting Job Title
Lead Data Scientist

Locations
GA Duluth

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
09-Apr-2025

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Our technology organization is transforming how we work at Smurfit Westrock. We align with our businesses to deliver innovative solutions that:

• Address specific business challenges, integrate processes, and create great experiences
• Connect our work to shared goals that propel Smurfit Westrock forward in the Digital Age
• Imagine how technology can advance the way we work by using disruptive technology

We are looking for forward thinking technologists that can accelerate our focus areas such as building stronger foundational technology capabilities, reducing complexity, employing digital transformation concepts, and leveraging disruptive technology.

As a Lead Data Scientist at Smurfit Westrock, you will be part of a cross-functional team dedicated to building and delivering innovative products with high impact and visibility within the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operations research and a passion for applying analytical methods to real-world challenges. You will be responsible for collecting, organizing, analyzing, and then sharing insights gleaned from data. You will leverage advanced techniques, such as mathematical programming/optimization, machine learning, and statistical analysis, to develop solutions that help us operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. You will be expected to engage with our business partners to identify data-driven opportunities and develop corresponding prescriptive, predictive and generative models to solve business problems.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Formulates and applies mathematical modeling and other optimization methods to develop and interpret information that assists the business with decision making, policy formulation and/or other management functions through solutions that save time, cost, or improve processes.
• Handles a high-level of ambiguity by decomposing business objectives into technical solutions and develops develop solutions utilizing operations research methods
• Analyzes large data sets and use programming languages such as Python, R to develop statistical and optimization models to drive business solutions.
• Develops and implements operational models and algorithms to optimize processes and improve efficiency.
• Setups and deploys models/solutions in a live/production environment.
• Identify data needs and requirements for data collection, transformation and integration to support modeling needs.
• Create and maintain accurate and detailed documentation of models and analysis.
• Prepares technical reports, presentations, and status briefings to communicate status and results of analysis to stakeholders and senior leadership within Smurfit Westrock.
• Stays current with advancements in operations research and apply new techniques and technologies to improve processes.
• Stays current with trends in the industry and utilizes up-to-date technology (for example, HBase, MapReduce) and analytical skills to support their assigned project.
• Acts as a mentor for associate and intermediate team members assisting in their career growth.

What you need to succeed:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Math or related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of experience in mathematical programming/optimization
• Expertise in at least one statistics/data analysis package, such as Spark, Python or R.
• Expertise in at least one programming language, such as Python or Java, etc.
• Experience with deploying data science solutions in a live, production environment.
• Solid coding practices including good design documentation, unit testing, and integration testing.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.