Data Scientist for Model Development

Salary Competitive

Come join our Modelling team in Copenhagen. We are currently hiring a Data Scientist to join us in Copenhagen! As a Data Scientist in the Modelling team, you will help us develop unified measurement models for our customers using our AI engine based on state of the art hierarchical probabilistic graph models. We offer you a vibrant environment where you will have the opportunity to learn about cutting edge technologies, experiment, and create while working with cool, autonomous teams.


As a Data Scientist in the Modelling  team, you will be using our customers’ data from their marketing activities and beyond to build bayesian models with our proprietary software. These models will then be used for future budget optimisations and predictions of business results. 

Our team is part of Product Delivery and we work  in close collaboration with the AI team as well as our colleagues in Customer success.  All development teams are located in Copenhagen.

The Product Delivery team is the central nerve of our company, as it ensures our customers get access to their models in a timely fashion. The team is one of the main users of our proprietary software that provides customers with in-depth knowledge of their media and marketing performance, and allows them to predict and optimise their future campaigns.

We offer you a vibrant environment where you have the opportunity to learn about the most cutting edge technologies, experiment and create while working with cool, autonomous teams. We value learning and knowledge sharing across teams, and have a journal club and dedicated sessions  for discussing scientific papers and latest developments within the industry and current areas of focus. 


About the role

As a Data Scientist in the Modelling team, here is what you’ll typically spend most of your time on:

  • Bayesian model building using our proprietary autoML- type software

  • Model validation 

  • Communication of results and model handover to our internal stakeholders 

  • Maintenance and further development of the modelling team’s technology stack (approx 20%  of the time)

  • Using expertise from various projects, actively contribute with feedback and suggestions on new features to be developed by the AI team in the efforts to continuously improve and further generalise the modelling platform


About you

We imagine that you are an ambitious data scientist who takes pride in getting the details right, but at the same time are concerned with the overall outcome. You take responsibility and are eager to learn and  grow fast.

Moreover you exhibit some of the following personality traits:

  • Love to learn

  • Logical and critical thinker

  • Good communicator 

  • Patient and focused 

  • Have the ability to work on several customer projects concurrently 


Requirements

  • A degree in Business Analytics, Econometrics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics or relevant experience

  • 1+ years of relevant work experience

  • Experienced in data analysis and visualisation 

  • Theoretical and hands - on experience of statistical modelling 

  • Experienced in R or Python but willing to learn R (our modelling tool stack is built in R and RShiny)

Bonus competencies:

  • Bayesian statistics 

  • Marketing mix modelling experience 

  • Domain expertise  (media, advertising, marketing)

  • Experience in explaining modelling outputs to business stakeholders/non technical audiences 

  • Experience in a technology / product company  

  • Experience with visual autoML software (such as DataRobot, Dataiku, etc) 

  • Version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket) 

If you see yourself as a part of our team at Blackwood Seven and believe that you can contribute something valuable, apply for the position!

 

For more information or questions please contact us at at@blackwoodseven.com or phone number +45 31 12 54 03

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Working at
Blackwood Seven A/S

We analyze the past to predict the future. Blackwood Seven is a software company within predictive analytics. Our vision is to empower our customers to take control of customized business analytics. We make this possible through a software platform that uses advanced predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to predict and achieve the optimal effects across all elements that are actionable.  As a company we are geeks. Expert knowledge is our company's DNA. We employ passionate people who are obsessed with being at the forefront of development within their domain and thereby ensuring our customers future-proof solutions. We celebrate people with exensive knowledge within their area of expertise. These cool people are our light houses. Our unique expertise is the intersection between media, advanced modeling, industry knowledge and software. Trust We believe that our colleagues will do their best to perform their tasks and to realize Blackwood Seven’s goals. We believe that our colleagues are trustworthy, hardworking, and honest. Equal worth We believe that everyone has the same right to make and influence decisions. This means that we safely trust our colleagues to make the majority of the decisions relevant for the role they are filling in the team. Transparency We believe that everyone needs full access to all knowledge in order to have the best possible basis for making decisions. We believe that they may have valuable ideas that we otherwise might miss.

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