Data Scientist

Job Title: Data Scientist

Are you someone who combines:

✔ Strong programming skills

✔ Solid business intuition

✔ A self-driven, analytical mindset

If yes, this role might be for you. Your mission: transform large, complex data sets into actionable insights and smarter business decisions. You’ll join a collaborative team that leverages cloud-based data platforms, advanced visualisation, and machine learning to drive real impact across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing

• Apply machine learning, optimisation, and AI techniques to deliver measurable improvements to the business.
• Test hypotheses, run analyses, and provide recommendations that guide decision-making.
• Communicate insights clearly to stakeholders at different levels.
• Champion a culture of data-driven decision-making.
• Build strong relationships across the business to understand context and challenges.

What we’re looking for

Education:

• A degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, or Engineering).

Experience:

• 0-5 years in data science, software development, or a quantitative analysis role.
• Exposure to (or eagerness to learn) tools and techniques such as:
  • Programming: Python or R (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, tidyverse, etc.)
  • Data handling: SQL, relational databases, and data modeling
  • Exploratory data analysis and statistical methods
  • Machine learning techniques: regression, clustering, neural networks, decision trees, time series, deep learning
  • Optimisation methods: linear programming, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing
  • Big data platforms: Spark
  • Visualisation tools: Excel, Tableau, Power BI
  • Software practices: version control (Git), reproducibility, deployment
  • Generative AI: LLMs and advanced AI approaches for innovative solutions

How we work

• The Data Science team partners closely with BI, data engineering, automation, and other tech functions.
• Hybrid work model (typically remote on Mondays and Fridays).
• Majority project-based work (80%+) with some solution support (~20%).
• Expect ownership of a key part of projects, regular updates to leadership, and plenty of collaboration.
• Innovation is encouraged team hackathons and internal challenges are part of the culture.

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