Postgraduate Data Scientist
2016-12-07 10:46:25
2016-12-19 00:00:00
- Exeter, Devon
- £32K+ (DOE)
- 19th Dec ’16
- Closed
This exciting and successful company are harnessing the power of data driven insight to innovate learning experiences within education
They are seeking bright and driven Postgraduates to join them as Data Scientists throughout 2017. As a Data Scientist you'll be analysing vast amounts of data and conducting research to investigate how technology can be used to improve learning. You'll be blending the use of maths, analytics, algorithms and your understanding of human behaviour on a daily basis to drive the development and inform strategic decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting rigorous statistical analysis to provide actionable insight on the bigger picture
- Design and implement sophisticated algorithms and analytical techniques to work with both real time and historical data
- Proactively problem solve and provide suggestions and theories for improvements across the business
- Produce compelling visualisations, displaying data in appropriate formats that both technical and non-technical audiences understand
- Compile reports for a range of audiences both internal and external to the business
- Work with the wider team to continually improve the product
Essential Skills:
- PhD level (or MSc + analytical experience) academic background in a numerical or analytical subject
- Excellent statistical and analytical skills
- Transferable technical experience in R, MatLab, Python, SAS or similar
- Disciplined approach and high level attention to detail
- Natural problem solver with a concise approach
- Ability to communicate complex ideas to lay audiences
- Proactive, enthusiastic and able to cope with pressure