Flexible Work in Data Management

Yordas Group; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Job summary

Yordas Group in Lancaster, UK, offers flexible work in Data Management. You will create and maintain datasets on chemical substances and regulations, extracting data from websites and documents and processing it with Excel-based tools. This role is remote, with regular contact via email, chat or video call.

Hours are totally flexible, typically 5–10 hours per week, adjustable to your course demands. While prior knowledge of chemicals is not required, you will join an international, diverse team

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Chemistry, STEM or related field.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and data handling.
• Detail oriented with analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain datasets on chemical substances and regulations.
• Extract data from websites and documents and process using Excel-based tools.
• Work remotely with regular contact via email, chat or video call; flexible hours.

Skills

Excel

Analytical

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

STEM student (Chemistry/related)

Tools

Excel macros

Job description

Flexible Work in Data Management

Department: Regulatory Intelligence

Employment Type: Flexible

Location: Lancaster UK

Description

About Yordas Group

Yordas is a leading international provider of scientific and technical services, regulatory advice, sustainability services and training to industry in the field of chemicals management and risk assessment. Founded in 2007, we are a small but rapidly growing company headquartered in Lancaster UK, with offices in Canada, Germany, Turkey and Japan. Yordas delivers innovative solutions for business, industry and government across a broad range of sectors. Our strapline, ‘Business through Science’, reflects our drive to underpin our work with exceptional technical and scientific expertise.

About the work

We have ongoing opportunities for flexible work in Data Management. You will be creating and maintaining datasets of information on chemical substances and regulations, by extracting data from websites and documents, and processing this information using Excel and a variety of Yordas’ software tools and Excel-based macros.

Prior knowledge of chemical substances and regulations is not required. You will be working in an international and diverse team who will provide you with the necessary training and guidance to perform the work. All the work can be carried out remotely, and you will have opportunities for regular contact with your team leader via email, chat or video call. The hours are totally flexible - most people tend to work 5-10 hours per week but you can reduce or increase your hours depending on the demands of your course.

Skills required for the role

• Proficiency in Excel (knowledge of macros a bonus but not required)
• Logical and analytical approach to tasks
• Ability to quickly find solutions to problems
• Good attention to detail

We are ideally looking for students who are doing a degree in Chemistry or another Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject, although this is not essential.

Recruitment process

Shortlisted candidates will be given a short task representative of the type of work that we do, to test your proficiency in data management and Excel, and then an interview with the hiring managers.