Data Scientist
Who we are looking for
The use of data is becoming more and more important to our clients. To meet this growing demand, we are significantly investing in our practice globally to offer a wide range of data-related services, from data governance and data quality, through to strategy development, visualisation and advanced modelling and analytics.
We are currently looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our fast growing Data & Analytics team in Wales & West. We have ambitious plans and are looking for individuals who can develop and build our go-to-market propositions and excel in client delivery.
About our team
PwC work with some of the largest UK and International organisations. These organisations are collecting and using more data than ever before to drive their business, serve their customers and to meet expected standards and regulatory requirements. As data becomes more integral to the operations and management of businesses, the businesses and environments in which they operate are becoming more complex. This introduces new and ongoing challenges that organisations need to face in order to understand and make effective and efficient use of the data that they hold. It is essential that we are equipped to help our clients face these challenges and take advantages of the opportunities that new techniques and technologies present.
Our Data & Analytics team work with clients to deliver crucial insight through data analytics, advanced modelling and data visualisation. We also help our clients to establish the right controls, processes and structures to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information. We often assure that information and data provided to regulators and third parties is accurate, complete and can be trusted.
What makes us different is our ability to combine data analytics and assurance with our other offerings across the firm, enabling us to provide truly innovative services and solutions to our clients.
About the role
PwC's strength is our ability to work with our clients on the key issues that impact their business and utilise industry leading data analysis techniques and approaches as part of excellence in client delivery.
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Data Assurance and Analytics team in Wales & West. People with the right blend of hands-on data science experience, an eye for innovation to help us build client offerings and an understanding of the markets in which we work.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate(s) will be:
- Contributing to the growth of a fast-developing data science capability within the firm;
- Identifying opportunities to help our clients using advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning;
- Building proposals for our clients to help demonstrate how leading data science techniques can solve their most pressing business problems and drive efficiencies and insight;
- Working on (and leading) client projects, from requirements gathering and solution design, through to delivery;
- Using a range of data science tools and techniques to uncover insight and value;
- Presenting findings and deliverables to senior stakeholders in written reports or delivered presentations; and
- Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team in data science techniques and methodologies.
Requirements
Essential
- The successful candidate(s) must have:
- Demonstrable work experience in data science;
- Strong analytical skills and organisational abilities;
- Fluency in a data science toolkit such as R, Python or equivalent;
- Demonstrable experience of solving business problems using technical acumen and data science methodologies;
- Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms;
- Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, Hive, Pig or similar;
- Great communication skills;
- Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression and others;
- A mature understanding of business operations, common business problems and the technology and techniques that can address them;
- The ability to develop strong client relationships; and
- Clear, articulate and confident written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
Not essential, but the successful candidate would ideally have:
- Experience of working with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Presto, Redshift, Spark or similar;
- Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Qlik, Tableau, Power BI or similar;
- Demonstrable experience in project management and leading teams;
- Experience of coaching and developing other members of staff;
- A technical background in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Analytics or similar;
- The ability to gain a UK Government Security Clearance;
- Experience of business analysis tasks and approaches; and
- Experience of working in cloud environments such as Azure, AWS or equivalent.
Location
Bristol, Cardiff
Assurance
Assurance is a dynamic place to be right now, and the variety of opportunities on offer is unprecedented. It's work that really does matter. It matters for businesses, governments and society at large. Our team provides confidence on the most complex decisions companies have to take and this provides a wealth of opportunities to everyone who joins us and works with us.
The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
Diversity
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.