About the role
- Associate Data Scientist supporting Affinity Water's transformation towards an Open Data-driven culture. Collaborating on data science projects to extract insights from complex datasets.
Responsibilities
- Collect, clean, and preprocess structured and unstructured data for analysis.
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends and patterns.
- Develop and implement statistical models and machine learning algorithms.
- Assist in deploying models into production and monitor their performance.
- Work with stakeholders to translate business challenges into analytical tasks.
- Design clear, compelling data visualisations to communicate insights effectively.
- Write well-documented, efficient Python or SQL code for data analysis.
- Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data science.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python or R, with experience using libraries like Pandas and NumPy.
- Solid understanding of machine learning techniques and frameworks.
- Experience with SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
- Knowledge of statistical concepts such as hypothesis testing and regression analysis.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex datasets.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present insights to non-technical audiences.
- Experience with real-world datasets through academic projects or internships.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and version control (Git) is a plus.
- A proactive, curious mindset with a passion for learning and innovation.
- Ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving business needs.
Benefits
- Hybrid role, with the expectations of a minimum two days a week in the office in Hatfield
- Annual leave from 26 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
- A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
- A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
- We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
- Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
- Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
- Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
- Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
- Life Assurance.
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