About this role
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><br>Semester(s):</strong> 5th – 10th semester</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Degree(s):</strong> ITC, Mathematics, Data Science, Actuarial Science, Industrial Physics, Mechatronics</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Tentative Start Date (month):</strong> November 2025</span></p> <div> <div> <div dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <div tabindex="0"> <div id="copilot-message-258" dir="auto"> <div dir="auto"> <div tabindex="-1"> <div id="chatMessageResponse256"> <div><hr> <h3><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Project Objective</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support the Global Data Science team in the phases of problem exploration and definition of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models, as well as in visualization tools and model consumption. Also, provide support in data and model validati</span></p> <hr><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Challenges for the Student</strong></span> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Understand business needs</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Generate value through exploratory data analysis</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work in a team and be results-oriented</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Use the technology stack used at CEMEX for data science (Jira, Python, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake)</span></li> </ul> <hr> <h3><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Main Responsibilities and Activities</span></h3> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Identify and map data sources and develop queries</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Process data and conduct exploratory data analysis using visualization dashboards</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and develop statistical validation tests</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Perform feature engineering</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Develop prediction or prescription models using Machine Learning or other Artificial Intelligence techniques</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Validate and improve models</span></li> </ul> <hr> <h3><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Required Skills, Competencies, and Knowledge</span></h3> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Programming in scripting languages such as R or Python (preferably Python)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Familiarity with visualization dashboards such as Tableau or PowerBI</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Desirable knowledge of CSS, HTML, Snowflake</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Teamwork</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Storytelling with data (visualizations, statistical hypothesis testing)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Problem-solving orientation</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>