Data Scientist

V.Group
Glasgow
2 days ago
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About V.Group

V. Group is a global leader in ship management and marine services, adding value to a vessel’s operations through 24/7 services around the world. The company covers crew management, recruitment, quality ship management, technical services, and commercial support, drawing on unrivaled industry knowledge and a performance‑assured approach. Its values – We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver – form the core of its strategy of investing in talent and delivering great service to internal and external stakeholders.

Overall Purpose of the Job

The Data Scientist will support all teams within the company, at all levels, by extracting insights from data to inform smarter, faster decisions and reporting. The focus is on applying data mining techniques, conducting statistical analysis, and building high‑quality prediction systems integrated with the company’s Business Intelligence platform and other systems.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks
  • Data mining using state‑of‑the‑art methods
  • Extending company data with third‑party information when needed
  • Enhancing data collection procedures to gather relevant information for analytic systems
  • Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
  • Conducting ad‑hoc analysis and presenting results clearly
  • Creating automated anomaly detection systems and continuously tracking their performance
What can you expect in return?

V. Group offers a market‑leading salary and benefits package, alongside significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This role provides a chance to join a true leader in the maritime sector that has exciting plans for future growth.

Essential Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another quantitative field
  • 3 – 5 years of experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models
  • Strong problem‑solving skills
  • Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
  • Experience working with and creating data architectures
  • Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, and SQL
  • Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real‑world advantages and drawbacks
Desirable
  • Familiarity with Java or C++
  • Basic understanding of the maritime industry
  • Basic understanding of supply chain management
  • Experience on similar projects in the past is an advantage
Applications Close Date

01 Feb 2026

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Maritime Transportation

Job Location

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom


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