Junior Data Scientist

📍 Amsterdam (Minimum 50% at the office)

⏱ 36-40 hours per week

💰 €3.000 to €3.800 a month (excluding 8% holiday allowance)

🌍 Futurewhiz is a B Corp

Do you have top-level analytical skills and an affinity with the data science field? Would you be able to bring a fresh perspective to EdTech, while helping hundreds of thousands of kids to excel in their educational career through fun and effective learning? Sounds like this role could be for you!

About Futurewhiz, StudyGo, and Squla

For 15 years, Futurewhiz has been the market leader in EdTech in the Netherlands. Our brands – including Squla and StudyGo – help children and teenagers aged 3 to 18 learn and grow at their own level and pace. Our mission is clear: "Empowering every child to grow." We’ve been a certified B Corp since 2020, which means we strive for a strong balance between purpose and profit.

At Squla, children up to grade 8 practise all school subjects through fun quizzes and games. Everything has been developed by education experts and fits the Dutch education system.

StudyGo is the platform for secondary school students to prepare for tests. From learning words to tutoring and tutoring: StudyGo offers a comprehensive toolkit to help students succeed. With 650,000+ users per year, we are a fixture in secondary education.

What will you do as a Junior Data Scientist?

Currently, we have a team of data scientists working on crunching data in a quest to uncover new facts, patterns, and stories. Joining the team will provide you with a great opportunity to develop by putting your skills to the test and working together for a great mission, together with different teams and products. Whether you are utilising the team's existing knowledge, or showcasing your own talents/interests, everyday there is an opportunity to learn something new. Your typical daily tasks will include (but certainly not be limited to): 

• Sharpening business questions and translating them into hypotheses that can be answered with data

• Identifying, extracting, processing, and analysing the appropriate data

• Using generative AI to explore novel ways to get insights from data

• Designing, executing and evaluating (online) A/B tests

• Communicating your findings to your colleagues - both verbally and visually - in simple terms

• Helping others to identify relevant actions based on your findings

Requirements

Who are you?

You have a critical but open minded attitude, and your communication is precise and effective. You’re data-driven, enjoy helping to build a platform that teaches thousands of children new things in a playful way every day.

You have:

• 1-2 years of experience, with exposure to online platforms

• Experience working with R or Python

• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL)

• Passion and drive for finding new insights in vast amounts of data

• Experience with analysing experiments

• Excellent communication skills in English

• Visa sponsorship for this role is not applicable. Only candidates with a working permit for EU/Netherlands will be considered for this role.

It would be nice if you have:

• Experience with dashboard tools (e.g., Tableau or QuickSight)

• Experience working with AI (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)

• A strong statistical background

Example of projects you would work on:

• Analyse engagement metrics across different products

• Setting up and analyzing an A/B test

• Analyse the adoption and usage of a new feature

• Deep dive into play behaviour of users prior to their renewal period

What we offer

• A gross monthly salary of €3.000 to €3.800 (based on 40 hours, depending on experience)

• 24 Vacation days + 3 assigned days off + 1 skipping school day

• Collective pension and health insurance

• A €600 annual learning budget for your professional development

• Unlimited access to external coaches through Inuka Coaching

• Unlimited access to Goodhabitz training programs for professional and personal growth

Additionally:

• Lifetime access to StudyGo and Squla accounts

• Office next to Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station

• A MacBook for work

• Payroll Giving option to contribute to a good cause

• Healthy lunches at the office, unlimited good coffee, fresh fruit, and snacks

• A Culture Crew that organizes fun activities like outings, pub quizzes, ski trips, and laser tag

Who are we?

We’re a passionate and diverse team, brought together by a shared mission: helping children thrive in their learning journey, and empowering them to grow through personalised education.  

Our culture is welcoming and authentic; we believe the best work happens when people can be themselves. Whether you’re into book clubs, monthly socials, movie nights, cake-baking contests, Mario Kart showdowns, or ski trips, you’ll find a community that feels like home.  Here at Futurewhiz, there’s something for everyone, and we can’t wait to welcome you!

Our platforms are for everyone, and the same applies to our workplace.
The beauty lies in the diverse backgrounds, ideas, experiences, and perspectives of our people. This diversity enables us to help all young learners realize their educational potential, regardless of who they are—or who we are. 

At Futurewhiz, we actively embrace each other’s differences, fostering an authentic environment where people can truly be themselves. This makes it easier for others to do the same. We’re committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive culture that starts here in our office and extends across all our platforms: and everyone is welcome on this journey.