Data Scientist Intern- Quantitative Analytics, Trading

Company Description

Data Scientist Intern- Quantitative Analytics, Trading

Location: London

Duration: 12 months, full time

Start: As soon as possible

Why Statkraft?  

Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That’s what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we don’t see renewable energy as part of the solution – we believe it must be the solution. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.  

But there’s more work to be done – that’s why we need you to join us.   

Job Description

Working in Quantitative Analytics, Trading

Statkraft trades energy products in more than 20 countries and is active on 13 energy exchanges. Proprietary trading takes place mainly from trading rooms in Oslo, Düsseldorf, London and the Unites States. Statkraft trades power, natural gas, carbon certificates, oil and petroleum products in the global markets.

The Quantitative Analytics Unit within Trading was established to address the important role of driving forward Trading’s analytical agenda. The unit plays a crucial and fundamental role in enabling the Trading Department to deliver on its strategic targets of strengthening proprietary trading in established global markets. In order to achieve the target objectives, we have strengthened our quantitative capabilities and migrated processes to a a state-of-the-art cloud-compute environment enabling high-performant computing.

Your role:

We are seeking a highly motivated Data Science Intern to join our exciting and forward-thinking Quantitative Analytics team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python programming and full-stack data capabilities. You will be involved in enhancing our trading analytics by drilling into new data sources, building APIs, and developing visualizations that aid traders in their daily workflow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize our tools and infrastructure to integrate new data sources. Responsible for storing and transforming data into formats suitable for analysis.
• Design and build new APIs for efficient data access.
• Create and manage new visualizations on both existing and new datasets to support analytics used by traders.
• Work closely with traders to understand their data needs and translate these requirements into functional projects.
• Maintain clear and well-documented code to support team understanding and project continuity.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or having recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong skills in Python, with excellent knowledge of Pandas and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Proven ability in using SQL and working with relational databases.
• Experience with dashboarding tools such as Dash, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Must have personal projects or coursework that demonstrate experience in a complex codebase focusing on scraping and processing data, building APIs, and visualizing outcomes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable projects.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with version control using Git.
• A foundational understanding of statistics.

Additional Information

What we offer

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose – meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities and the future. Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. We have 125 years of unrivalled expertise in creating the technologies that put ecosystems, communities and our environment first.  

• Professional and personal development in a company experiencing strong growth 
• A positive working environment characterized by competence, responsibility and innovation 
• A diverse workplace with regards to gender, age, and cultural background 
• The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and to be able to honestly say “My work is contributing to saving the planet”  

• Being part of a company proudly certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’  
• An opportunity to make a difference 

Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefits schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance.  

Statkraft manages critical infrastructure and services in several countries. The applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorisation.