Act as a trusted data science and AI advisor to brand, marketing, sales, and category leaders, helping them reimagine ways of working, identify high-value opportunities, frame ambiguous business problems, and translate strategic priorities into scalable AI and advanced analytics solutions Lead the design, development, validation, deployment, and adoption of advanced statistical, predictive, optimization, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions for complex consumer-facing and go-to-market business problems Design and operationalize GenAI solutions, including RAG pipelines, AI agents, copilots, and multimodal AI applications, where appropriate to power marketing and commercial workflow processes Guide model deployment strategies including AIOps/MLOps, monitoring, model governance, and lifecycle management Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and best practices that improve the scalability and maintainability of AI solutions Mentor junior data scientists and provide thought leadership on emerging technologies such as agentic AI, knowledge graphs, and autonomous decision-making systems Requirements Bachelor''s degree in Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Applied Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field 3+ years of experience advising senior business stakeholders, shaping ambiguous strategic problems, influencing decisions, and translating complex AI and analytical concepts into business outcomes 7+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years applying data science, advanced analytics, or machine learning to business problems focused on marketing, consumer, commercial, e-commerce, sales, or related customer-facing business problems Other Master''s or PhD in Data Science, Applied Statistics, Marketing Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field (or an MBA) is preferred Experience operationalizing AI solutions through AIOps/MLOps frameworks, model governance, and enterprise AI lifecycle management Don't meet all the qualifications listed under "other"? As an Expert Commercial Data Scientist at Nestlé Purina, you''ll support enterprise-wide AI and machine learning use case creation, deployment, and operationalization across critical business initiatives that drive significant value and transformative outcomes.