Data Scientist

V.Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the maritime sector is seeking a Data Scientist to analyze and interpret complex data sets to support decision-making. The role involves data mining, statistical analysis, and building predictive models to enhance service delivery. With a focus on career growth, the company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years’ experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models.
• Experience with machine learning techniques and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Data mining using state-of-the-art methods.
• Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data.
• Creating automated anomaly detection systems.

Skills

Problem Solving

Data Mining

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree Statistics

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree Mathematics

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree Computer Science

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Job description

V.Group Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Country United Kingdom

Work Location Glasgow

Who are V? As a global leader in ship management and marine services, we add value to a vessel’s operations. Operating around the clock and around the world, V. gives every client the quality and efficiency they need in every sector. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V. has an unrivalled industry knowledge with performance assured. Our values, We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver, are at the heart of everything we do and they support our strategy of Investing in Talent. We are always interested in making contact with talented individuals - people who will demonstrate our values and deliver great service, for internal and external stakeholders.

Overall Purpose of The Job

The Data Scientist will support all the teams of the company, at all levels, with insights gained from analysing company data. The data scientist that will help the company discover the information hidden in the company’s data, and help the company make smarter decisions to deliver even better service to its clients. The primary focus will be in applying data mining techniques, doing statistical analysis, and building high quality prediction systems that will be integrated with the company’s Business Intelligence platform and other systems, for smarter and faster decision making and reporting.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• Data mining using state-of-the-art methods
• Extending company’s data with third party sources of information when needed
• 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 manner
• Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance
  
  

What can I expect in return? V. Group can offer you a market leading salary and benefits package, in addition to significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This a great opportunity to join a true leader in the maritime sector - a company that has exciting plans for future growth.

Essential

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or another quantitative field
• 3 - 5 years’ of experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models
• Strong problem solving skills
• Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
• Experience working with and creating data architectures
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, SQL
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
  
  

Desirable

• Familiarity with Java or C++
• Basic understanding of the Maritime industry
• Basic understanding of Supply Chain Management
• Experience of working on similar projects in the past an advantage.
  
  

Applications Close Date 25 May 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Maritime Transportation

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