IND (New) Data Scientist - WiQ

Location: Hyderabad,Telangana,India

Founded in 2002, Quantium combines the best of human and artificial intelligence to power possibilities for individuals, organisations and society. Our solutions make sense of what has happened and what will, could or should be done to re-shape industries and societies around the needs of the people they serve.

As one of the world’s fully diversified data science and AI leaders we operate across every sector of the economy and we’re growing fast - with growth comes opportunity! We’re passionate about building out our team of smart, fun, diverse and motivated people.

We combine a team of experts that spans data scientists, actuaries, statisticians, business analysts, strategy consultants, engineers, technologists, programmers, product developers, and futurists – all dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive transformational outcomes for our clients.

We actively foster a culture where our people can stretch themselves to reach their full potential.
We also know that work has to work for you, and modern life is fast-paced and balance can be tricky. You want to work where you are respected and valued as an individual, not a number. Quantium embraces a flexible and supportive environment dedicated to powering possibilities for our team members, clients and partners.

Role Summary

The Data Scientist is a technical role that delivers high quality end-to-end analytical support across multiple projects and industry practices from India. The role of the Data Scientist is to work with internal stakeholders and the wider team to transform client questions and issues into analytical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality analytics, from data quality assessment, data manipulation, method selection, design & application, insights generation and visualisation
• Strong ability to perform data exploration / investigation and write / test efficient code for data transformations
• Make complex changes to production pipeline with direction
• Communicate and translate business needs against analytics solutions or outcomes, in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Identify instances where analytical outputs are incorrect and frame this in way that is linked to commercial outcomes
• Intensive learning and acquisition of key analytical, technical and commercial skills and Quantium business knowledge to become a proficient Data Scientist working under minimal supervision

• KPIs: Timeliness, accuracy, manager and client feedback

• Help clients understand and optimise use of Quantium products and / or solutions
• Nurture and manage your career progression and industry knowledge

Key Activities

• Working in a team to support end-to-end analytical projects
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to determine objectives / scope of upcoming projects
• Data exploration, cleansing, manipulation
• Determining appropriate type of analysis and undertaking analysis
• Extracting insights
• Clear presentation of insights via spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, self-service analytical visualisation tools and face-to-face client meetings
• Ongoing stakeholder interaction on project progress
• Feedback process to ensure continuous improvement with team
• Proactively participate in learning forums and sharing knowledge with wider team
• Attend client meetings alongside the Client Lead to understand needs and help translate them into actionable insights

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Coding proficiency in either Python or R (required)
• Experience coding in SQL advantageous
• Experience using source code control / versioning tools like Git advantageous
• Experience using cloud storage and analytics platforms such as GCP, AWS, Azure advantageous
• Forecasting experience preferred but not required
• Experience working in Agile framework advantageous
• Experience using team collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence advantageous
• Retail experience preferred but not required

Experience and Education Required

• 2+ years’ experience in a highly technical analytics environment, carrying out data analytics
• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, mathematics, actuarial studies, statistics, physics, or a related discipline
• Knowledge of technical analytics discipline, including data preparation and foundational analytics concepts
• Experience with successfully managing both internal and external stakeholders, delivering against projects, tasks and activities in a dynamic deadline driven environment
• Commercial acumen to understand business needs and be able to suggest the commercial impacts of different analytics solutions or approaches
• Experience working with large, complex datasets
• High attention to detail
• Drive for continuous improvement

More about Quantium

As one of the world’s fully diversified data science and AI leaders we operate across every sector of the economy and we’re growing fast - with growth comes opportunity! We’re passionate about building out our team of smart, fun, diverse and motivated people.

We combine a team of experts that spans data scientists, actuaries, statisticians, business analysts, strategy consultants, engineers, technologists, programmers, product developers, and futurists – all dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive transformational outcomes for our clients.

We actively foster a culture where our people can stretch themselves to reach their full potential. We also know that work has to work for you, and modern life is fast paced and balance can be tricky. You want to work where you are respected and valued as an individual, not a number. Quantium embraces a flexible and supportive environment dedicated to powering possibilities for our team members, clients and partners.

Quantium are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are a multicultural team of various beliefs, sexual orientations and gender identities. We celebrate our diversity of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status and disability status.

Please note, this role is not suitable for Graduates. If you are a graduate and you’d like information about our Graduate Academy please visit https://au.gradconnection.com/employers/quantium/about-us/

If you submit an application or expression of interest to The Quantium Group Pty Ltd, we may disclose your application or expression of interest on a confidential basis to our related companies, and joint venture companies, including Quantium Health Pty Limited.  We will only make such disclosures for the purpose of considering your application or expression of interest and opportunities in those organisations.