Senior Data Scientists join us after four years of work experience in data science. You will be based in either our Berlin or London offices and will work closely with other data scientists located across our European offices. Please indicate in your cover letter your preferred office.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data strategy and collaborating on innovative projects. You will:
- Work on client-facing projects, designing and implementing complex data science solutions, from concept to productions to solve real-world competition and regulatory challenges faced by businesses. Each project is different - one week, you might solve a data engineering challenge, which could involve mining large datasets. The next week, you may find yourself working on natural language processing using large language models, developing innovative AI applications.
- Contribute to cutting-edge research projects, advancing Compass Lexecon’s thought leadership in the application of advanced analytics to competition and finance cases.
- Mentor junior team members, conducting advanced training sessions and develop sophisticated tools to enhance how economists works with data.
Minimum qualifications:
- Master’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning, economics, or operations research
- 4+ years of professional data science experience, with a proven track record of translating business problems into data science solutions
- Proficiency and knowledge of:
- Python and R,
- SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB) and
- Big data technologies (e.g. PySpark, SparkSQL)
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience with a variety of data science tools and concepts, such as machine learning, causal inference, optimisation, natural language processing and computer vision
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker)
- Knowledge of data engineering principles such as data modelling, ETL processes, and data pipelines
- Have strong organisational/prioritisation skills and communication skills to non-technical audiences
- Experience in competition policy, antitrust, litigation or mergers and acquisition is a plus.
Benefits of working at Compass Lexecon:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- A wide variety of interesting and challenging projects
- An international team with a broad range of backgrounds and experience
- A blend of professional and academic environments
- The opportunity to work with top law firms, corporations, government bodies and academics
- A steep learning curve, coupled with a supportive and collaborative team
- The opportunity to contribute from day one
Worried that you might not tick all the boxes? Studies show that women and ethnic minorities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they are 100% certain that they fulfil every criterion.[1] We believe that working in diverse teams, where everybody’s views are considered and respected, helps us to deliver work of the highest standards of quality and integrity; so even if you feel like you might not check every box, we encourage you to submit an application if Compass Lexecon is somewhere that you would like to work.
[1]https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified
Compass Lexecon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We appreciate that recruitment agencies may have speculative CVs that they wish to submit to Compass Lexecon. To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Compass Lexecon, that have not been authorised in advance by the Recruitment team, will be ineligible for an agency fee.
