Junior Data Scientist
homechoice
Overview
The Junior Data Scientist role at homechoice involves supporting the Data Science team in developing, monitoring, and enhancing statistical and machine learning models that inform business decisions in areas such as Credit Risk, Collections, Fraud, and Marketing. Ideal for an analytical and technically inclined individual, this entry-level position offers an opportunity to gain practical experience in a dynamic retail environment while working with real business data.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or relevant qualification in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related numerate discipline.
Responsibilities
- Extract, clean, validate and analyse customer, product, credit and campaign data using SQL, SAS, Python and related tools.
- Identify trends, patterns and opportunities that support reliable business decision-making.
- Prepare clear PowerBI reports, summaries and data outputs for stakeholders.
- Translate analytical results into practical, business-friendly insights.
- Monitor predictive models across Credit Risk, Collections, Fraud and Marketing.
- Track performance, data quality and unusual results, escalating issues where required.
- Support model development, testing, validation and documentation under guidance.
- Automate regular processes to reduce manual effort while maintaining output quality.
- Collaborate with data and business teams to understand requirements and deliver useful outputs.
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