Junior Data Scientist Droitwich, England
Job description
*Please carefully read the job description and requirements before you make an application*
About us
Arena Online is one of the UK's leading e-commerce businesses specialising in the delivery of flowers and gifting in both D2C and B2B. Rated as the UK’s most ethical flower company for the last eight years, we uphold the highest possible ethical and sustainability standards, pioneering world-first solutions to reducing our impact on the planet.
The Role
The Insight & Data Science team plays a central role in informing company decision-making and identifying opportunities to grow the business. In an industry where data sources are very limited this requires an inventive, flexible approach to create new data sources and maximize their potential.
The purpose of this role is to contribute to our evidence-led decision-making mission by maintaining and improving data and reporting capabilities, and proactively identifying new opportunities. You would join our friendly, collaborative working environment where your contribution is absolutely central to business performance every day. This team puts a big emphasis on continued learning and development.
To be successful in this role you will need to be creative and adaptable to solve problems and run projects independently and with our close-knitted team.
Key responsibilities
· Maintain weekly reporting across different datasets including internal orders, competitor range information, and social media trends
· Constantly search for improvements to existing datasets and reports in terms of functionality, quality, and accuracy, as well as solving and preventing data issues
· Find and deliver new qualitative and quantitative opportunities for data we can capture and innovative data suppliers we can partner with
· Build simple, user-friendly reports
· Monitor and report on trends in our current and potential customer base and the market as a whole
· Technical Requirements
· Grade 2:1 or above in a Business, Mathematics, or Science-based degree
· Comfortable writing in Python and R, with basic proficiency with SQL
· Good statistical understanding with an interest in statistical modelling
· Ideally some experience in web-scraping, Power BI or equivalent data visualization, and Machine Learning fundamentals
· Comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint
Competency Requirements
· Excited by solving applied problems, with the determination to find a solution when it’s not obvious
· Organised and hard-working, with excellent attention to detail
· Motivated and proactive in both individual and team settings
· Capable of communicating complicated ideas simply and succinctly, with a constant emphasis on practical application
· Fluent in written and spoken English
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to all members of staff who work for us.
Location and Working Hours:
Working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week from our site in Droitwich Spa, UK.
There will be the Option for HYBRID work (in the office 1 day per week on average with visits of 2-3 days between once and twice per month).
Compensation and Benefits:
· Cycle to work scheme
· Perkbox subscription
· Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme
· Staff discount on flowers
· Subscription flowers up to twice a month sent to your door
· 23 days of annual leave, (Increasing to 25 days with length of service) plus Bank and Public Holidays
· Auto enrolment into pension scheme
· Private health insurance including dental and optical cover
· Great training and development opportunities
Must Have's:
·Upto date and valid Right to Work documents
· Must be able to speak and understand English at a level which will enable you to do the job effectively
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate
Salary: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Language:
- English (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Droitwich, WR9 9AN
Application deadline: 28/08/2023
Reference ID: JDS23
