Junior Data Scientist

Databorn FZ-LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DataBorn is hiring a junior data scientist for a 12-month on-site assignment in Riyadh. You will work on a customer analytics program for a national utility, alongside senior data science teammates who work remotely and will mentor you.

It’s a strong first role for someone looking to grow in data science on a large-scale project. You will prepare and explore customer data with SQL and Python, help build segmentation and scoring models, and present profiles and dashboards to business teams.

Qualifications

• Must be Saudi national, living in Riyadh or willing to relocate.
• Python for data work (pandas, Jupyter) from studies or internships.
• Basic SQL knowledge.
• Strong English and Arabic communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and explore customer data with SQL and Python.
• Help build and test customer segmentation and scoring models.
• Prepare segment profiles, charts, and dashboards for business teams.
• Be on-site contact, join client meetings, collect questions and requests, and run ad-hoc analyses.
• Learn the full ML workflow on Google Cloud BigQuery Vertex AI from features to production scoring.

Skills

Python for data work

SQL

English (spoken/written)

Arabic (spoken/written)

Eager to learn

Education

Degree in CS/Statistics/Math/Engineering

Tools

BigQuery

Vertex AI

Power BI

Job description

DataBorn is hiring a junior data scientist for a 12-month on-site assignment in Riyadh. You ll work on a customer analytics programm for a national utility alongside our senior data science team who work remotely and will mentor you. It s a strong first role for someone who wants to grow in data science on a real large-scale project.

What you ll do

• Prepare and explore customer data with SQL and Python billing payments smart-meter readings complaints
• Help to build and test customer segmentation and scoring models
• Prepare segment profiles charts and dashboards for business teams
• Be the team s on-site contact join client meetings collect questions and requests and run ad-hoc analyses
• Learn the full ML workflow on Google Cloud BigQuery Vertex AI from features to production scoring

Must have

• Saudi national, living in Riyadh or ready to relocate, available on-site for 12 months
• Python for data work (pandas, Jupyter) from studies, projects or internships.
• Basic SQL.
• Good spoken and written English, and Arabic.
• Eager to learn, and comfortable talking to business users.

Nice to have

• A degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering or similar.
• Any ML experience: university or bootcamp projects, Kaggle, a thesis, an internship.
• Power BI or another BI tool; Google Cloud or BigQuery.
• Certificates or programmes such as Google Data Analytics, Google Cloud, Tuwaiq Academy or SDAIA Academy.