Job Description

Job Description

Company Summary

Were the producers, creators and marketers of beer, wine and spirts brands that people love. At Constellation Brands, were driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver products and experiences that resonate now, tomorrow and well into the future. Because of this approach, were the fastest-growing large CPG company in the U.S. at retail, with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Our premium portfolio of iconic brands like Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Kim Crawford, Robert Mondavi, Meiomi, The Prisoner, SVEDKA Vodka, High West Whiskey, and more drive industry-leading growth for us today. But were just getting started. Our ability to stay on the forefront of consumer trends has fueled our success since our founding in 1945 and will guide us in creating the next generation of products and experiences Worth Reaching For.

Position Summary

Constellation Brands is looking for an exceptional analyst to synthesize and leverage various datasets to drive growth across the company via sales, marketing, and overall corporate objectives with a primary focus on supporting our operations and marketing teams.

This is a unique opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team and work on high-impact projects utilizing data analytics and machine learning.

Were a lean, flat and experimental team combining computer science, mathematics, and substantive expertise to identify and inject high-value insights at their point of highest impact. The team works in quick iterations, using the techniques and algorithms best suited for solving challenging problems.

Responsibilities

* Lead a team of data scientists - helping devise projects, removing blockers, and engaging with independent contributors.
* Lead and manage the evolution of Constellations Atlas platform.
* Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
* Mentor team members to develop and enhance existing technical/statistical skills and understanding the business
* Create and execute against a project plan that includes:
* working with business stakeholders to identify what their pain points are;
* building models or other data-driven products that help address those processes, and
* maintain and deploy developed models and/or process changes;
* lead effective change management to ensure models are adopted by stakeholders; and
* monitor models and/or process changes to determine whether they are having the intended business impact.
* Apply strong understanding of data science techniques and libraries to business problems through statistically sound modelling processes
* Mines and analyzes complex data sets using advanced statistical methods for use in data driven decision making.
* Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
* Design algorithms for building new data and features to expand modeling capabilities.
* Assess models; provide proof and explanation for acceptance tests.
* Responsible for performing complex analyses, including optimization, text analytics, machine learning, social-science modeling, and statistical analysis, parametric and non-parametric statistical models and techniques
* Responsible for the design of algorithms that require different models/methods to be used together
* Complete assignments that are broad in nature, usually requiring originality and ingenuity, with appreciable latitude for un-reviewed action or decision.
* Advocate, evangelize and build data-driven products that help our customers achieve their goals.
* Become an expert on current and future datasets, helping to evolve data usage within the group and Constellation
* Provide expertise on technological and mathematical concepts for the broader applied analytics team and inspire the adoption of advanced analytics and data science across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

* Masters Degree in Statistics, Computer Science or a related discipline.
* 5+ years of experience delivering data science outcomes, solving complex analytical problems using quantitative approaches through a blend of analytical, mathematical and technical skills.
* Demonstrate a growth mindset curious, competitive, optimistic, and team focused by constantly pushing the boundaries of Constellation capabilities in analytics.
* A natural inclination toward solving complex problems
* A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
* Extensive experience with statistical programming languages, including R, Python, SQL, etc., to process data and gain insights from it
* Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
* Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests, time series, etc.) and experience with their applications.
* Experience with major web services, including S3, Spark, Redshift, Git, etc.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
* Ability to work independently and with team members from different backgrounds
* Knowledge of and experience working in CPG (beverage alcohol industry experience preferred)
* Experience managing teams and projects.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

* Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to stand, walk, climb stairs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. It also requires sitting, operating a computer keyboard, telephone and other equipment, reading, talking and hearing for extended periods of time.
* Travel Required: Must be flexible in work style and schedule: travel up to 10%.

Location

Canandaigua, New York

Additional Locations

Chicago, Illinois, Rochester, New York, Virtual - US

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Marketing

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).