Graduate Data Scientist

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Graduate Data Scientist in Bolton, offering an unrivaled opportunity for career development. The successful candidate will engage in data-driven projects, utilizing their statistical analysis skills to support pricing and operational decisions. With a hybrid working environment and a strong emphasis on collaboration, this role is ideal for recent graduates in quantitative fields aiming to influence business strategies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative subject required.
• Ability to interpret business questions and query data.
• Solid understanding of statistics with practical application.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insights for business decisions and optimize pricing strategies.
• Collaborate with departments on analytics best practices.
• Design internal self-service analytics tools.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

SQL

R

Python

Education

Master’s degree in Physics or Mathematics

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Graduate Data Scientist, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Data Science Analysts (Graduates 2024 or 2025), MSc in Physics or Maths preferred.

Hybrid working – 3 days in Borehamwood. Must have a driving license as offices are not accessible by public transport.

Job Reference: J12966

This client is unable to consider any visas, including Post Graduate Work Visas.

Safestore is the UK’s largest self-storage group, part of the FTSE 250. We believe engaged colleagues who feel valued are the foundation of our customer-focused culture. We value individuality and respect, enabling everyone to bring their full, unique selves to work. In 2021, we received the 'Investors in People’ Platinum accreditation, placing us in the top 2% of UK organizations.

“Unrivalled opportunity for career development and to positively influence the business.”

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with support departments to discover and deliver data-driven projects that identify trends and optimize decision-making.
• Perform statistical analysis on our customer base to formulate pricing or commercial strategies to maximize revenue.
• Deliver insights to support business decisions and design algorithms to improve pricing or operational strategies.
• Develop a thorough understanding of internal and external data sources.
• Collaborate with other departments to develop best practices in analytics and experimentation.
• Design and build internal self-service analytics and experimentation tools.

Experience & Skills Required:

• A Master’s degree in a quantitative subject, ideally Physics or Mathematics.
• Ability to interpret business questions, query data (SQL), and apply statistical methods.
• Solid understanding of statistics (probability, distributions, sampling, hypothesis testing, regression) with practical application experience.
• Experience with statistical software and programming languages such as R, SQL, Python, or similar.
• Excellent communication skills for understanding stakeholder needs, delivering findings, and fostering collaboration.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience identifying opportunities for product or business improvements and measuring their success.
• Experience applying modeling techniques like time series forecasting, segmentation/clustering, anomaly detection.

If interested, please apply through our Recruitment Partner, Datatech Analytics.