Junior Data Scientist (fixed-term six-month contract, 3 days per week)

Insights Practice

Everything we do at Madano is driven by evidence and insights. The insights practice help clients define their strategies, deliver their objectives and demonstrate their value:

• We deliver targeted and effective stakeholder engagement strategies by using data science and statistical analysis to identify and segment influencer landscapes
• We use behaviour change theory and innovative qualitative research to deliver the right message to the right people at the right time
• We provide strategic advice and frameworks that help businesses and organisations understand what it is they are trying to achieve and how they can demonstrate their impact

The role

We are looking for a highly skilled, analytically creative and enthusiastic person to join our growing insights team on a fixed-term basis for three days per week for six months. This data science role offers fantastic opportunities for an ambitious person to play a key role in driving innovation and delivering best-in-class client work for our international team.

The role requires a demonstrable track record working with complex data sets and experience developing innovative, practical, and effective analysis in a commercial setting. If you are entrepreneurial, driven and want to work in a dynamic and collegiate environment, then take a look at the job spec below and get in touch.

The Person

Data and insights expertise

Essential:

• Highly competent in using Python for data analysis (at least one year’s industry experience, or equivalent)
• Highly competent in using SQL for data extraction (at least one year’s industry experience, or equivalent)
• Experience of working with a variety of real-world structured, semi-structured and unstructured datasets
• Strong statistical analysis skills (e.g. clustering, dimensionality reduction, regression)

Desirable:

• Experience with version control tools is highly desirable (e.g. GitHub)
• Experience of working with and collecting open data (e.g. webscraping, APIs)
• Interest and experience using natural language processing
• Experience using cloud services (particularly Azure)

Client Service

Essential:

• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and practical analytical solutions to challenging client briefs
• Good communication skills, particularly the ability to clearly explain complex methodologies, subject matter and insights to non-technical stakeholders

Desirable:

• Strong data visualization and presentation skills

Communications expertise

Essential:

• Demonstrable interest in applying innovative data science methods to social, communications, or market research

Desirable:

• An understanding of communications and marketing research tools and methods available within the industry and how they can benefit a client.

Our Benefits

As well as the basic salary, great social events and a culture of continual learning, our competitive benefits package includes:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata based on FTE)
• Enhanced employer pension contribution*
• Private Medical Insurance (for you and your family)*
• Income protection insurance*
• Life Assurance service insurance at 4 x your salary*
• Travel insurance (for you and your family)
• Annual wellness benefit of £150*

• Some benefits are contingent on successful completion of probation period.

About Madano

Madano is committed to building a better world through intelligent and digital communications. We work with clients who are solving the major challenges of our time through science and technology – helping them tell their story, make the right connections, change attitudes and influence behaviours.

Our people are highly motivated and engaged, always encouraged to make their voices heard and given the opportunity to progress. And while we deal with serious issues, we make sure we don’t take ourselves too seriously along the way. Questioning accepted wisdom, always looking for alternative solutions, ours is a purpose-driven culture where everyone pulls together to make a lasting difference.

We have resolved to work only with organisations whose values align with our own. And we employ people who demonstrate a genuine commitment to delivering positive change.

Equal Opportunities

Madano is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination. At all times we aim to recruit, develop and promote the very best people, basing judgement solely on suitability for the job.

We particularly encourage applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people, ethnic minorities and neurodiverse people.

How to apply

If you’re interested in hearing more, please email us, or if you’d like to apply, please send your latest CV and a covering letter to joinus@madano.com.

Please note that the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment. However, please note that Madano is not registered to sponsor applicants.