Junior Data Scientist
Leeds, UK
Flutter UK & Ireland
This is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Data Scientist to join our team to help create the next generation of sports betting product.
The role will focus on use of emerging technologies to augment both new and existing data feeds with manually derived insights, creating new products and identifying opportunities for optimal processes.
This role is a key part of the overall strategy to power the number one sports betting content platform with the leading provider of horse racing data and analysis.
What you’ll doYour primary focus will be with generative AI technologies to create leading analysis and data led content
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods
Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems
Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in a clear and timely manner
Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance
Conducting industry and company-specific research
Education: Bachelors or higher within relevant area of study such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics or similar.
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms (k-NN, Naïve Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests etc).
Good applied statistics skills, such as distribution, statistical testing, regression etc.
Working knowledge of generative AI software and a passion for learning in this area
Experience with common data science toolkits such as R
£/€1,000 learning fund
Twice-yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed!)
Unlimited Holiday
Pension contribution scheme
Private healthcare
Hybrid Working -
Access to thousands of Udemy courses
Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme
Our division operates four of the most popular and trusted brands in the market: Sky Betting and Gaming, Tombola, Betfair and Paddy Power.
Together the Flutter UK&I brands offer market leading entertainment to millions of customers every single week! Over the last couple of decades, they have all ridden the wave of digital betting with industry firsts like ‘cash-out’, ‘Request a Bet’, betting exchanges and free to play games like Soccer Saturday Super 6.
Working hereDo you want to work somewhere extraordinary? From the people you spend your days with, to the ground-breaking projects, no two days will be the same.
With a philosophy of ‘Together We Are More’ our 7,000+ colleagues come together to form an expert community across technology, product, commercial, data, infrastructure, marketing, and a myriad of subject areas.
We listen without judgement, encourage & support, and help build others up. Working at Flutter UK&I means you can be yourself, work how and where suits you best -and let your personality shine!
We’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰
Tags: Data Mining Engineering Generative AI Machine Learning Mathematics Physics R Research Statistics Testing
Perks/benefits: Salary bonus
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