Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Qmee team (part of Kantar Group), an online rewards and market research company with millions of users worldwide. Ranked 11th in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 2020, we are also listed in the Deloitte Fast 50 2020/21. Qmee uses the latest machine learning and statistical methods to offer our users the best experience possible.
We are looking for a Data Scientist who will work with dedicated Data Scientists/Engineers/Analysts and a team of highly experienced and versatile developers. You will maintain and challenge existing fraud detection systems and build new statistical machine learning models to address business needs.
What you’ll do:
- Maintain and challenge existing fraud detection model suite
- Transform business requirements into data science solutions
- Maintain existing data science training and deployment pipelines
- Work with Data Engineers to source data required for training and model prediction
- Take machine learning models to production
What you’ll bring:
- Some data science or data engineering experience
- An aim to learn and master new technologies and techniques
- Critical thinker with independent and logical problem-solving skills
- Experience evaluating model accuracy
- Proficiency in Python, R or equivalent
- Strong SQL skills
- Deploying ML models to production
- Good verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical team members.
- (Desirable) Experience with AWS Data Science tools (Sagemaker, s3, Lambda, EMR)
- (Desirable) CI/CD experience
- (Desirable) Docker, or similar containerization
Benefits include: 25 days annual leave (increasing with tenure), health cash plan, income protection, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contribution; plus award winning voluntary flexible benefits (lifestyle, health, wealth, wellbeing).
Working arrangement: Hybrid (office and remote working).
Why Join Kantar?
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we’re flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not a perfect fit, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
