Data Scientist III - Forecasting

About the job

About McDonald’s : One of the world’s largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonald’s Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe. Job Description : Data Scientist III - Forecasting Role : Data Scientist III - Forecasting Location : India Level : Data Scientist III Organization : Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI (EDAA) – Data Science Company Description : McDonald’s is redefining the customer experience using intelligent data systems and scalable technologies. As the brand continues to deliver innovation at the speed and scale of its global operations, enterprise data, analytics, and AI (EDAA) leaders are at the forefront of enabling insights and intelligence across every aspect of the business. Key Responsibilities : • Build and improve forecasting models for sales, demand, and guest traffic under guidance from senior / principal scientists; contribute to feature engineering and model selection. • Implement robust evaluation (cross validation, rolling backtests, MAPE / MASE / Pinball loss, calibration checks) and assist with performance monitoring and drift analysis. • Productionize models in partnership with MLOps and engineering : package code, write unit / integration tests, and support deployments and model registries. • Collaborate with product and business partners to clarify requirements, define success metrics, and present findings with clear narratives and visuals. • Contribute to reusability through shared libraries, documentation, and coding standards; participate in design and code reviews.

Requirements

• Forecasting
• Predictive Modeling
• Python
• Time Series Analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field
• 2–3+ years of practical experience developing and evaluating forecasting or predictive models.

Preferred Technologies

• Forecasting
• Predictive Modeling
• Python
• Time Series Analysis

About the company

One of the world’s largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries, McDonald’s Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.