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Kantar Group Limited
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London, Greater London
Graduate Data Scientist
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
Graduate Data Scientist West London (W5 1UA) Does the generation of evidence based insight through the analysis of shopper and consumer behaviour appeal to you? Are you excited by the prospect of solving some of the biggest issues facing FMCG manufacturers? Are you inquisitive, willing to challenge and be challenged? Kick start your career in one of the 2018 Best Workplaces in the UK as selected by Great Places to Work®. Our Team Our Worldpanel Plus team are working to develop and deliver an unprecedented investment in the future of our panel research business. Our exciting new service harnesses the power of people’s own smart phones to allow us to quantify and understand the behaviour and motivations of any shopping trip in any store, whenever and wherever. The new service has been live for a year and is supported by a team of Worldpanel Plus experts to sell, analyse, deliver and develop the service. This commercial and analytical team is supported by a team of operational and system specialists. This community already contains some of our best experts across a range of disciplines but it now must grow further to help us extend our capabilities. A key component of this Worldpanel Plus team is a pool of analysts who will have the skills and curiosity to explore and interpret the research data we collect to bring new benefits to our clients. Embodying the spirit of a start-up enterprise, the remit of analysts in the new team and the types of work required will be broad and varied. This will range from exploratory investigation to gauge the utility of the new datasets, plenty of live commercial research projects, testing of new research capabilities and work to help develop smart algorithms that can improve the efficiency and quality of the information we can extract. What your day-to-day role with us would include: Growing your retail and research industry knowledge and developing strong analytical and story-telling abilities to help inspire our clients to make successful decisions using an exciting new dataset Employing a range of analytical techniques using software such as SAS and Python to find the evidence that helps us solves live commercial marketing problems. Undertaking analytical investigations into the quality and utility of the new data and influencing how it should best be used and improved. Working to expand the frontiers of the Worldpanel Plus service by testing new analytical ideas, creating more intelligent methods of data processing and supporting research into new ways of collecting data through the smartphone. Work with a wide community of colleagues and clients, including research experts, sales and client handling people, system developers and operational specialists. What you will bring to our team: A fascination for consumers, how they behave and the choices they make Your love of diving into numerical data - exploring and interpreting what you discover You won’t be able to wait to demonstrate your strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills A desire to share ideas with your team and contribute to the overall team objectives An engaging style with the ability to clearly communicate insight derived from complex data sets. A genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for understanding the markets our clients operate in 2:1 or above University degree (numerical/scientific subject preferred) 280 UCAS points Grade B or above for Maths and English at GCSE Maths A Level preferred Why Kantar Worldpanel We offer to all our new graduates: Incomparable commercial exposure – our graduates have delivered their points of view to some of the biggest brand names out there (as well as many others of course). A comprehensive training programme which will pave the way for you to have a fantastic career in delivering truly amazing insight. A two week induction programme where you will have the chance to learn more about our culture and become confident to hit the ground running. Opportunity to present your thinking, experiences and potential to the senior management team supporting you with your ongoing development and progression. Accelerated career paths and opportunity to expand your skills. People growth drives our business success and we are proud that over half of our vacancies are filled through internal moves and promotions. About Us Kantar Worldpanel is the global expert in shoppers’ behaviour. Through continuous monitoring, advanced analytics and tailored solutions, Kantar Worldpanel inspires successful decisions by brand owners, retailers, market analysts and government organisations globally. With over 60 years’ experience, a team of 3,500, and services covering 60 countries directly or through partners, Kantar Worldpanel turns purchase behaviour into competitive advantage in markets as diverse as FMCG, impulse products, fashion, baby, telecommunications and entertainment, among many others. About Kantar Kantar is one of the world’s leading data, insight and consultancy companies. Working together across the whole spectrum of research and consulting disciplines, its specialist brands, employing 30,000 people, provide inspirational insights and business strategies for clients in 100 countries. Kantar is part of WPP and its services are employed by over half of the Fortune Top 500 companies. Location The nearest station to our office is Hanger Lane Station on the Central Line, which is only a 5 minute walk away.