Junior Data Scientist - Commercial Excellence (m/f/d)

Buynomics
Barcelona, Spain
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Junior data scientists with a quantitative background and commercial curiosity will find this hybrid role in a fast-growing SaaS company in Barcelona.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a quantitative master’s degree and interest in commercial insights
    — “Completed master’s degree in the field of economics, data science, mathematics, or a related quantitative area”
  • Individuals who thrive in a young startup with a modern tech stack and minimal supervision
    — “Ability to effectively manage the ambiguities of a young startup and strive for excellence without much supervision”
  • Data scientists who want to impact client onboarding through end-to-end data modeling
    — “Create solutions that map clients into the Buynomics ML application using data science”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a strong grasp of statistics and machine learning for commercial applications
    — “sound knowledge of modern statistics and machine learning”
  • Candidates must be located in Barcelona or surrounding areas for hybrid work arrangement
    — “available for candidates located in Barcelona or surrounding areas”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with clustering and prediction algorithms in your resume or interview
    — “developing clustering and prediction algorithms”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work independently and drive value from day one
    — “eagerness to drive value and have an impact from 'day 1'”
  • Showcase your communication skills with examples of explaining complex models clearly
    — “Good verbal and written English communication skills”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • efficient data processing
  • accurate modelling
  • high-priority operational requests
Typical background
data sciencemachine learningeconomics

Skills & requirements

Required

Data ScienceMachine LearningPythonStatisticsData ProcessingModelling

Preferred

Clustering And Prediction AlgorithmsStatistical Model Evaluation MetricsPrototyping Approaches

Stack & domain

PythonEconomicsData ScienceMathematics

About the role

Original posting from Buynomics via Greenhouse

Please note this is a hybrid role - available for candidates located in Barcelona or surrounding areas

About Buynomics: 

Buynomics is the next-generation SaaS company in pricing and product optimization. It employs large-scale simulation technologies to digitize customers and predict their purchasing behavior - in any environment. Our clients use Buynomics to make data-driven decisions about their current and new products, overall portfolio structure, pricing, promotions, trade terms, and more, 100x faster and more precisely than every other solution. 

We aim to enable companies to make data-driven, transparent, and customer-centric commercial decisions. For that, we build the operating system for commercial decisions that provides companies with a single source of truth to answer all their market-facing questions including pricing, product offers, and promotions.

You will play a key role in allowing us to create value from our client's data efficiently by working in the Solution Engineering team. You will be responsible for the end-to-end data processing and modelling during the onboarding of our clients. We offer the exciting opportunity to work in a young team with a modern tech stack with the chance to shape crucial processes early on.

What you'll do: 

Create solutions that map clients into the Buynomics ML application using data science, building on a deep understanding of modern revenue management, our client's questions and the Buynomics framework and core algorithms

Participate in the R&D of processes and features that allow us to create value from data in a highly automatic fashion using statistics and machine learning (e.g., developing clustering and prediction algorithms, statistical model evaluation metrics, prototyping approaches to new industries, and more)

Assist with high-priority operational requests that may involve quick data analyses or scripting

What you'll need:

Completed master’s degree in the field of economics, data science, mathematics, or a related quantitative area from a leading university, with a sound knowledge of modern statistics and machine learning

Have background knowledge in leveraging data science to create value from data, either in a commercial or an academic setting

Intermediate knowledge of Python. Any deeper programming knowledge is a plus

Eagerness to drive value and have an impact from “day 1” including a hands-on mentality to help yourself and others actively

Ability to effectively manage the ambiguities of a young startup and strive for excellence without much supervision

Curiosity about commercial insights and modern pricing, and a willingness to become an expert in the field

Experience in a fast-paced environment like consulting or high-growth startups is a plus

Good verbal and written English communication skills

What we offer: 

Dynamic Environment: Join a truly international and diverse team where your ideas matter

Flexible Work Model: Enjoy a hybrid setup with offices located in Barcelona and Cologne

Learning Budget: Take advantage of our employee development and education budget to enhance your skills

Local Language Classes: Participate in language lessons to support your integration and personal development

Health insurance package 

Personal and professional growth opportunities

Regular company events

To ensure a smooth and efficient process and that no applications are overlooked, please apply directly to the role. While we'd love to respond to everyone who reaches out, applying ensures that your application is properly tracked and considered.

Buynomics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means that we don’t discriminate based on race or ethnic origin, color, the language(s) you speak, where you (or your parents) are from, or whether or not you consider yourself to have a disability. Neither will your age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, or political opinions play a part in your application with us. We’re a diverse team in so many ways, and we love it that way.

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Source: Buynomics careers (Greenhouse)

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