Data Analyst/Scientist (UK, 4-months fixed)

Flox
London
1 month ago
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About Us

We’re The Healthy Chicken Company, an ag-tech start-up that believes you can have your chicken and eat it too! Using advanced AI, we’re on a mission to transform the poultry industry by improving the lives of the 1.8 trillion chickens reared over the next few decades.

How do we do it? Our system ‘watches’ flocks and sheds with smart cameras and sensors and delivers data and insights to farmers (and others in the supply chain) that help improve welfare. It’s a win-win-win-win: good for the birds, good for farmers, good for the environment and good for you!

Our team is made up of industry-leading technical talent and ambitious entrepreneurs who genuinely want to make a difference. We embrace diversity, representing 10+ nationalities and people from all walks of life (there are even some vegans in our ranks; all welcome). We’re fun, quirky, humble, ambitious, and passionate.

It’s an exciting time of growth for FLOX – and we’re looking for like-minded people to join the team.


About the Role

We are currently seeking a fixed term Data Analyst/Data Scientist to join our team on a 4-month fixed-term contract, with room for extension depending on budget. The successful candidate will be responsible for building dashboards and data solutions to support our operational and client-facing needs. The role requires a self-starter with strong technical and project management skills, capable of working independently and proactively engaging with stakeholders, including clients, farmers, and team members.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a product-focused mindset who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to create impactful tools.


Key Responsibilities

  • Dashboard development: Build user-friendly and functional dashboards with a focus on basic but clear UI/UX. Translate real world agricultural data into dashboards and tools that will delight our users.
  • Data analysis & management: Utilise the most suitable technical solutions to process, analyse, and manage data to create actionable insights for our clients
  • Project leadership: Manage projects independently from start to finish, including gathering requirements, designing solutions, and delivering outputs.
  • Stakeholder engagement: Proactively communicate with clients, farmers, and the internal team to gather and validate data, clarify requirements, and ensure deliverables align with goals.
  • Technical reporting: Prepare and deliver reports for internal and external stakeholders, including supporting grant-related technical documentation.


About You

Essential:

  • 4+ years of commercial Data Analyst/Scientist experience
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
  • Can commute to our East London HQ ~1-2 times per week
  • Dashboarding skills: demonstrated ability to independently create dashboards with an understanding of basic UI/UX principles. Experience selecting dashboarding solutions that best suit our team and customer requirements.
  • Technical expertise: Proficient in Python data analysis libraries such as NumPy and Pandas.
  • Self-management: Capable of running projects independently, taking initiative, and driving results.
  • Communication skills: Strong verbal/written communication skills; able to effectively engage users/customers.
  • Product focus: A solution-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering usable, impactful tools.


Desirable (optional, but valuable):

  • Domain experience developing dashboards for farming or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • Data governance: Knowledge of managing and governing confidential data securely and ethically.
  • Grant reporting: Familiarity with writing technical reports for grants or similar deliverables.
  • Startup culture: Previous experience in a fast-paced, startup environment.


⛳️ Compensation, Perks & Benefits

  • £60k-£90k depending on experience & proficiency
  • You will be a full-time PAYE employee (for 4-months), reporting to the Engineering Manager and CEO.
  • Flexible working
  • Lunch and snacks provided in the office (London, Mare Street)
  • Inclusive and relaxed company culture: we welcome everyone, we encourage you to be yourself and dress as you like
  • Exposure to state-of-the-art technologies
  • A young and international work environment
  • A chance to work with well-respected experts, including generative AI, very large datasets and robotics


We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from all individuals are encouraged regardless of age, socioeconomic background, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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