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8 months ago
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Global Engineering Company are seeking a Data Scientist to support on operational and customer centric projects to deliver enhanced efficiencies, process optimisation and analytics for commercial growth

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Global Engineering Company

Description

Global Engineering Company are seeking a Data Scientist to support on operational and customer centric projects to deliver enhanced efficiencies, process optimisation and analytics for commercial growth. As a Data Scientist, you will combine your skills in statistical modelling and programming to generate business value from organisational data. The solutions that you develop will inform real, high-impact business decisions - driving top-line growth, optimising operational efficiency, and enhancing customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth exploratory data analysis (EDA) on datasets, translating findings into clear, actionable insights.
  • Develop and deploy cutting-edge AI web applications to drive decision-making in multiple areas of the business, including Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, Engineering and Marketing.
  • Communicate insights to technical and non- technical stakeholders in a coherent and actionable way.
  • In collaboration with Data Engineering colleagues, build cloud-based Extract Load Transform (ELT) pipelines that provide high-quality datasets for analysis and modelling.
  • Develop tools and code libraries to help Data Science colleagues work more efficiently.
  • Write, deploy, and maintain production-grade code, adopting best practices in source code management and version control.
  • Mentor and/or manage junior members of the Data and Analytics team.

Key Skills / Experience:

  • Graduate or post-graduate university degree in a quantitative discipline (such as Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering), plus a minimum of 3 years' experience in a Data Science or Data Analysis role.
  • Certifications in Data Science
  • Comfort manipulating, analysing and visualising complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
  • Demonstrated experience with advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning, deep learning and/or Bayesian statistics.
  • Highly proficient in Python
  • Highly proficient in SQL and the use of relational databases
  • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
  • Existing knowledge/skills in the following are not essential, but would be highly advantageous:
  • Generative AI solutions
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Azure cloud services (including Azure Synapse Analytics)
  • Other programming languages (e.g. R, Java, C++)

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  • Graduate or post-graduate university degree in a quantitative discipline (such as Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering), plus a minimum of 3 years' experience in a Data Science or Data Analysis role.
  • Certifications in Data Science
  • Comfort manipulating, analysing and visualising complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
  • Demonstrated experience with advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning, deep learning and/or Bayesian statistics.
  • Highly proficient in Python
  • Highly proficient in SQL and the use of relational databases
  • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
  • Existing knowledge/skills in the following are not essential, but would be highly advantageous:
  • Generative AI solutions
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Azure cloud services (including Azure Synapse Analytics)
  • Other programming languages (e.g. R, Java, C++)

Job Offer

Opportunity to deliver enhanced analytics services in a global Plc

Opportunity to work with a broad Data Science community

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