Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.
Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.
A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.
Job Title: Data Scientist Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time
Hybrid
No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #163828 - New York, New York, United States
Who We Are Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Colgate-Palmolive is reimagining traditional business processes and improving them by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence. In Global analytics and insights, we work to deliver AI connected solutions to relevant business questions for the global Colgate-Palmolive community. Data Scientists help build, orchestrate, and translate predictive GenAI models for the global team. If you are looking for a high impact position that directly affects the way Colgate sells products, this Data Scientist role is for you. This position is hybrid and can be based in New York or Piscataway, NJ.
Main Responsibilities: Data Analysis & Modeling Analyze structured and unstructured datasets to discover insights
Orchestrate LLMs for commercial and innovation use cases
Develop sophisticated feature engineering
Build ML Ops and/or LLM Ops pipelines
Help drive the culture of data driven decision making throughout the company
Stay up to date with the latest trends in the AI community to suggest new methods for developing and existing projects
Partner with business teams to understand their needs, struggles, and general processes
Communicate technical findings to diverse sets of audience
Collaborate with other data scientists and data engineers on projects
Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree
At least 3 years of data analytics/programming experience
Proficiency with GitHub and CI/CD
Expertise in at least one analytical language: Python, Julia, R
Experience with common data science packages, such as Pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn
Expertise in data querying languages such as SQL
Proficiency with statistical concepts such as descriptive analysis, experimental design, Bayesian statistics, and regression
Proficiency with machine learning techniques such as clustering, tree-based methods, temporal difference, and neural networks
Visualizing and communicating data for customers using: plotly, seaborn, ggplot, etc.
Ability to work with cloud data architectures
Experience with tuning of Large Language Models, RAG chatbots, document retrieval, agentic workflows
Preferred Qualifications Consumer Goods Industry Experience
Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Physical Sciences with 3-5 years of work experience
PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Physical Sciences with 0-2 years of work experience.
Compensation and Benefits Salary Range $81,000.00 - $114,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve — and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.
Equal Opportunity Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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