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# Data Science Principal

- **Company:** Metyis AG
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, BigQuery, Databases, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NoSQL, Power BI, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Data Analytics, Data Pipelines, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ee5120755deba985

## About the Role

* Master (or Ph.D.) degree in a quantitative field with a focus on data analysis (e.g. econometrics, AI, mathematics, physics, and other exact sciences).
 * Sharp thinking ability to be able to quickly differentiate major contributors from irrelevant details and to hierarchically structure information residing in the data under analysis.
 * Robust knowledge of statistical concepts, accompanied by expertise with a set of analytical tools ranging from databases (e.g. SQL, BigQuery, noSQL) to programming languages (e.g. R, Python), and from data visualization (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI) to machine learning. Understanding data engineering solutions is a plus.
 * Proven ability to manage projects with expert team members and to provide inspiring guidance to juniors in the team.
 * +8 years of consulting experience or relevant industry experience, with at least 3+ years at a project lead level.
 * Excellent communication skills, especially to explain complex analytical concepts in non-technical terms to business users.
 * Professional fluency in English.

## Description

* Interact with senior stakeholders at our clients on regular basis to drive their business towards impactful change.
 * Working with Data Scientists to take data throughout its lifecycle - acquisition, exploration, data cleaning, integration, analysis, interpretation, and visualization.
 * Become part of a fast-growing international and diverse team.

What you will do

 * Manage client interactions and play a key role in building and maintaining client relationships.
 * Translate business problems to analytics solutions with clear output. Translate analytical output to drive business decisions that create impact.
 * Provide project management oversight required to meet client expectations.
 * Responsibilities may include overall project delivery quality, development of presentations, and managing of external relationships.
 * Function as a sounding board for data and analytics related questions of client business leadership.
 * Seek compelling opportunities beyond the scope of the current project.
 * Provide guidance to more junior members of the team, while orchestrating the work of the entire team. Drive growth and development for the members of the team.


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