Data Scientist

JOB TITLE: Data Scientist

SITE LOCATION: Stormking, Tamworth

HOURS OF WORK: 41.5 hrs per week

REPORTS TO: IT Development Team Lead

Job Purpose:

This role will work as part of the IT Development department to drive the development and adoption of a data driven decision making culture within the company. The current Software Development team has been building systems and tools for a number of years, all of which manage the company from an operational point of view. This includes the implementation of bespoke and commonly used tools and platforms such as Power BI, Smartsheet and Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC).

The Data Scientist will play a pivotal part in the continued development of these tools along side the implementation, embedding and deployment of these tools into the day to day business processes that drive the company.

Key Accountabilities:

To model datasets and provide data-driven insights to drive business recommendations. To work with internal and external stakeholders to understand and document their requirements. To present and report results of your analysis in accessible and appealing formats, using relevant visualisations. To identify new and innovative ways to analysis and present business data in a way that improves awareness, visibility, acceptance and improvement. To manage and maintain the various reporting platforms used by the company. This includes Power BI, Smartsheet, Dynamics 365 BC and others. To work with and support the Development team in supporting end users and providing data to their requirements.

Key Experiences and Qualifications:

The use of software-based data analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI, Reporting Services, SQL, Jet for BC, etc.
Reporting and analysis-based languages such as T-SQL, DAX, Python, R and the principles that they implement.
Knowledge of different forms of data visualisation and interaction. The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Competent to carry out hypothesis testing & knowledge of statistical methods.

Desirables Skills and Experience Required:

Good presentation skills, both in written and spoken formats. Experience cleaning and maintaining datasets. Experience managing projects and time driven deliverables. An understanding of development methodologies and principles such as Agile and DevOps.

Personal Attributes:

Empowering Others – Delegation of trust, correct controls, feedback, communicate accountability and responsibility Action orientated – Able to deal with problems in appropriate time frames Driven by results – Decisive, confident addressing problems and opportunities, challenging activities to improve performance, demonstrate willingness to challenge accepted methods and standards Effective communication – Clear concise written and spoken, ability at all levels, customer, supplier and internal Strategic agility – recognition of a changing need and speed of response, rapid reaction to challenges High Standards – demonstrating a motivation to improve standards and thereby making a real difference, challenging inadequate solutions Integrity and trust – demonstrating a sense of commitment to openness, honesty, loyalty and high standards in undertaking the role