Senior Data Scientist at YouGov

YouGov is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its Behavioral team. This role involves working with terabytes of data daily to understand consumer behavior and connect data to interpret global opinions. YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks. The Senior Data Scientist will be responsible for developing and operating new data science services for YouGov's platforms, applying statistical and data mining techniques to solve complex problems, and communicating data-driven insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical and analytical skills, with a passion for generating insights from large datasets.Responsibilities:

• Develop, deliver, and operate new data science services and features for YouGov Safe and/or YouGov Signal platforms.
• Use statistical, algorithmic, data mining, and visualization techniques to model complex problems, find opportunities, discover solutions, and deliver actionable business insights.
• Find creative and innovative ways of solving problems and delivering solutions.
• Own projects based on data and answer market research related questions.
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

Requirements:

• 4+ years proficiency in data science and modelling using Python, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, StatsModels, Git
• 1+ year proficiency in processing Big Data using PySpark, Apache Airflow, Presto / Athena SQL and regular SQL
• Experience with Machine Learning, Evaluation, feature engineering, model training, model deployment.
• Strong programming skills - writing clean and efficient code.
• Strong understanding of statistics, statistical modelling techniques and data analysis methods.
• Communicate fluently in English.

The role offers:

• The opportunity to work with diverse team.