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Data Scientist

Gunvor Group
On-site
London, United Kingdom
Data Scientist

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Data Scientist

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Job Description:

As a Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing investment decision-making by sourcing, designing, and

integrating high-value datasets aligned with trading desk priorities. You will collaborate closely with analysts and traders

to ensure seamless data onboarding and transformation, manage end-to-end data project lifecycles, and develop analytical

models and visualisations that deliver actionable commercial insights. This role demands strong programming skills, a

rigorous analytical mindset, and the ability to translate complex data into clear business recommendations within a fast-

paced, performance-driven environment.

Main Responsibilities

  • Source, design, and onboard new datasets in line with priorities set by trading desks

  • Collaborate with the analysts and trading desk to ensure the smooth integration of new data sources.

  • Implement data transformations to produce high added-value datasets used for investment decisions

  • Manage the full lifecycle of data projects

  • Prototype and design code to extract, clean, and aggregate data from a wide range of raw sources and formats

  • Build data visualisations to extract commercial and actionable insights

  • Support the analysts by developing and applying statistical and analytical models for business problems

  • Translate modelling results into clear, actionable recommendations for the business

Profile

  • Postgraduate degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Physics or Engineering

  • 3+ years of experience as a Data Scientist (or similar position); knowledge of commodity market is not mandatory

  • Advanced programming experience in Python, including proficiency with data handling libraries such as Pandas and NumPy

  • Experience in front-end development (for visualisation)

  • Experience working with both traditional and alternative financial datasets

  • Demonstrable interest in commodity markets and the application of data in its analysis and understanding

  • Excellent communication and analytical skills - you will interact directly with Traders and Analysts

  • Drive for rapid autonomy and the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance setting.

  • Rigorous and structured approach to problem-solving.

  • Perfect command of English

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!


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