Data Engineer/Data Scientist

We are currently searching for a Data Scientist/Data Engineer to work in Amsterdam, The Netherlands for 6 months + extensions to a permanent contract. This is a fantastic contract opportunity for a large multi-national client.

The ideal candidate must have the following skills:

- The candidate must be able to develop segmentations, predictive models, and statistical insights using appropriate tools
- He/she must analyse data deeply to understand patterns and trends
- Understand key drivers of rules/model variation and communicate insights to regional and global executives
- Institutionalise customer analytics in business processes and decision making, both strategic and tactical
- Provide technical expertise in statistical analysis, mathematical modelling, data mining/machine learning
- Partner with business units to challenge their thinking, provide direction
- Work with global teams on ad-hoc projects and take a key role in international projects
- Share best practices with analysts and managers located around the world
- Have fun while driving innovation at one of the top brands on the Internet with the help of cutting edge technologies.

Requirements for the job:

- Strong mathematical, statistical, and scientific modelling skills
- Experience in predictive analytics, statistical modelling and coding.
- Adept at problem solving using both textbook methods and novel viewpoints
- Proficiency in SQL and handling large datasets
- Proficiency in SAS, R, Matlab or other analytics/data mining package
- Familiarity with Hadoop is a must.
- Knowledge of Mobile Platforms.
- Able to work in Tandem with business partners to formulate and solve tractable projects
- Able to translate a high-level directions into practical projects and lead/drive their completion with minimal supervision
- Pro-active. Organised, Practical, Solution oriented.
- Strong interpersonal skills and an appreciation of diversity in team-work Basic Qualifications. 4+ years of experience and knowledge of Data Science.. Quantitative degree (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, ...)
- MSc or PhD is a plus

If you have a Github address please share this with us when you send us your CV.

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.