Data Science Consultant

Company Description

Forth Point is a Data Science and Data Engineering company headquartered in Edinburgh UK with plans to grow a large team across EMEA in the next 5 years. 

The core aim of the business is to create the largest UK independent data and analytics specialist focused on delivering against the promise of the 4th industrial revolution. We believe that data that doesn't drive value is lost opportunity, and we are passionate about helping our clients drive better outcome through applied analytics.  

The promise of the industry 4.0 is that connectivity between devices has the potential to deliver huge gains in productivity, efficiency, and innovation but without harnessing the power of this interconnected world, that promise will never be realised.  

We are obsessed with delivering world class solutions to our customers through our network of industry leading partners. If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we would love to hear from you. 

Job Description

Life as a Data Science Consultant at Forth Point  

We are looking for someone who is ready for the next step in their career and is excited by the idea of solving problems and designing solutions using cutting edge tools. However, they also need to be aware of the practicalities of making a difference in the real world – whilst we love innovative advanced solutions, we also believe that sometimes a simple solution can have the most impact.   

Our Data Science Consultant is someone who feels the most comfortable around messy data, solving problems and answering questions. We place a high value on the ability to communicate and translate complex analytical thinking into non-technical and commercially oriented concepts, and experience working on difficult projects and/or with demanding stakeholders is always appreciated. 

Reporting into the Data Science team, and working closely with the Data Engineering team, this role will be responsible for driving high delivery standards and innovation in the company. Typically, this involves using data analytics and machine learning to conduct in-depth analysis which uncovers actionable insights and then reporting the findings back to stakeholders in a clear and relevant manner. 

As the Data Science team grows, mentoring junior analysts/data scientists and leading project teams will also form part of day-to-day functions. 

What can you expect from the role? 

• Preparing and presenting compelling analysis findings to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Use a variety of analytical tools and methods to deliver regular reports and deep dive strategic analytics.
• Own data science tasks and deliverables within projects.
• Contributing to brainstorming sessions to help develop methodology for data science solutions.
• Supporting the development of the data science team within Forth Point.
• Support in the road-mapping of analytical projects. 

Qualifications

What you need to have? 

• Experience delivering data analytics and/or data science projects in a non-academic setting.
• Data consolidation, cleansing and validation to provide business insight.
• Data visualisation using software such as Tableau and PowerBI.
• Predictive modelling (supervised and unsupervised) using R, Python or similar. 

Nice to have 

• Experience more complex applications of ML such as NLP, computer vision or optimization is advantageous.
• Ability to work and process large amounts of data/experience working with cloud environments
• Presenting analysis results to clients and stakeholders.
• Experience and working knowledge of relevant sectors (e.g. manufacturing, energy, public sector, automotive and utilities industries) is desired but not essential.
• Ability to be flexible with approaches, techniques, and technology. 

Additional Information

*No agencies please.