Associate Data Scientist - Remote

Overview

Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in content and data within sports betting, horse racing and fantasy sports. With over 400 employees, the group operates multiple award-winning brands, including Racing Post, the world’s largest horse racing affiliate, Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips. We partner with leading operators across the betting industry to produce and build multilingual, best-in-class digital products and content to engage and educate customers. ICS-digital, an international marketing agency including ICS-translate, also operates under the group.

In Short

• Seeking an Associate Data Scientist for the Sports Content Generation team.
• Involvement in developing unique sports content and data initiatives.
• Run analytical experiments and evaluate models to grow digital business.
• Develop live products and write robust, scalable code.
• Shape the future of content and customer experience through analytics.
• Research and develop custom data models and algorithms.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering departments.
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers.
• Implement new statistical methodologies as needed.
• Work within agile methodology to manage workloads.

Requirements

• Strong experience in data mining and analysis methods.
• Ability to build and implement models and algorithms.
• Passion for discovering solutions in large data sets.
• Experience with data tools and statistical methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of latest technology trends.
• Experience in writing scalable and robust code.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience with agile project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Collaborate with a passionate team of experts.
• Engage in exciting projects within the sports industry.
• Access to professional development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Work with cutting-edge technology.
• Contribute to market-leading products.
• Be part of a growing global company.
• Make a significant impact on customer experience.