Your Responsibility:

• Key team member working in a start-up building a state of the art data science platform from scratch.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Identify data requirements for models and have input into data collection.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyse model performance and data accuracy.
• Build machine learning models, delivering prediction results with increasing accuracy
• Bring the latest technology and techniques in data modelling and machine learning to the start-up.
• Develop the code required, working with other disciplines to enable the models to integrate into a larger platform.
• Bring a diligent, conscientious and proactive work ethic.

Essential Requirements:

• Master’s degree from a numerate science discipline, which included at least one module on statistics (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science).
• Programming experience in numerical analysis and/or experience with statistical data analysis using tools such as R and Python.
• Evidence of strong mathematical modelling and machine learning capabilities.
• Full clean driving licence.

Essential Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong communications skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to interpret technical, scientific and business requirements effectively.
• Fluency in the English language is required.
• Flexible work attitude, willing to help out with all the tasks that a start-up face.

Highly desirable but not essential:

• Knowledge and/or interest in the fields of agriculture, microbiology, chemistry physics, electronics.
• Experience with deep learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience in a start-up or start-up like environment, showing innovative thinking and a first principles approach.