AI Applications & Data Science Consultant

Description

**Company Description** **Talan – Positive Innovation** Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future\-ready solutions. **Talan at a Glance** Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year. **Our Core Areas of Expertise** * **Data \& Technologies:** We design and implement large\-scale, end\-to\-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI. * **Cloud \& Application Services:** We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency. * **Management \& Innovation Consulting:** We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low\-Carbon strategies. **We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport \& Logistics, Financial Services, Energy \& Utilities, Retail, and Media \& Telecommunications.** **Job Description** You will join a leading global R\&D environment where advanced AI\-driven applications support researchers in their daily work—from data analysis and statistical modelling to predictive insights and dashboarding. These applications, built mainly with **Shiny (R)** and **Streamlit (Python)**, are part of a growing analytics ecosystem running on a dedicated internal platform. The mission combines **maintenance of existing AI/statistical tools** and **development of new data\-driven applications** based on real user needs. You will act as a bridge between **business users (researchers)** and **technical teams**, ensuring applications remain reliable, scalable, and relevant. **What you will do** * Investigate and fix issues in AI algorithms (bugs, performance, data pipeline failures) * Maintain and improve existing **Shiny (R)** and **Streamlit (Python)** applications * Ensure stability after platform or dependency updates * Develop new interactive modules (dashboards, analytics tools, reporting apps) * Analyse business needs and translate them into technical solutions * Optimize and refactor Python and R codebases * Manage data pipelines and connectors (APIs, databases, files) * Conduct testing (UAT, unit tests, integration tests) * Collaborate with data scientists, statisticians, and business users * Document all developments and processes (French \& English) **Qualifications** **What we are looking for** **Required:** * 3–5 years of experience in **Python and/or R development** * Experience with **Shiny (R)** and/or **Streamlit (Python)** * Strong debugging and problem\-solving skills * Experience maintaining production\-level applications * Solid knowledge of: + Data manipulation (Pandas / dplyr) + Data visualisation (ggplot2, plotly, matplotlib, altair) * Experience with **Git/GitHub (PRs, branching, versioning)** * Understanding of basic AI/ML concepts (evaluation metrics, overfitting, pipelines) * Ability to work in a **bilingual environment (French \& English)** **Nice to have:** * Experience with **GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI)** * Knowledge of **Docker and APIs (FastAPI, REST)** * Exposure to **ML frameworks (scikit\-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)** * Statistical knowledge (PCA, hypothesis testing, DOE) * Experience with **Posit / Shiny Server environments** * Familiarity with NLP or computer vision concepts **Additional Information** **What do we offer you?** **We offer:** * Full\-time and permanent employment contract * Flexible work schedule * Professional growth possibilities \& learning opportunities * Possibility to join a multicultural team \& work in the international environment * Variety of benefits to support your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing: private medical insurance, life insurance, lunch and transport card as part of the flexible remuneration pack, and online language classes * Smart Office Pack **If you are passionate about data, development \& tech, we want to meet you!** Talan Spain’s commitment to non\-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree\-Law 6/2019\).