Locations: Berlin

Please note: you may only apply for one position with us, so take the time to consider the location and Centre of Excellence. 

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Whether they’re being made in the boardroom or the courtroom, good decisions rely on good evidence. Understanding what data to collect, how to analyse it, and how to draw out the relevant insights is vital to providing evidence that decision-makers can rely on.

Our Analytics and Data Science team specializes in the application of cutting-edge quantitative methods in Econometrics, Statistics, and Data Science. We leverage advanced methods to extract, transform, load and analyse data, delivering valuable insights to our clients through high-quality outcomes and impactful narratives. We are an international team, and work across several geographies—wherever data-driven
insights and innovative analytical approaches are needed.

Your role in the team
As a Graduate Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Oxera projects and business development initiatives across our products, sectors, and geographies. You will be required to do the following.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues and clients to resolve complex issues together by developing data science products and solutions.
• Build datasets, validate data, implement causal inference or predictive methods from the data science toolbox, and present your work with impactful and interactive visuals and reports.
• Collaboratively write reports, presentations, and articles to communicate research findings effectively, including to nontechnical audiences.
• Participate in the activities of the Analytics and Data Science team as a member of its Data Science cluster. Engage with other clusters of the team, share your knowledge and learn from others.

What we can offer you
• An opportunity to make an impact and shape the economic landscape by working with regulators, state departments, competition authorities, law firms and other private clients and stakeholders.
• A learning and caring culture.
• Highly competitive salary and bonus package with comprehensive benefits.
• A multinational, multidisciplinary and collaborative work environment, with the option employee mobility across our offices.
• Client exposure from day one.
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the industry.
• A structured career path.
• First-class, hands-on learning and structured training and development opportunities.

What we’re looking for
• A well-established understanding of data science methods for causal and/or predictive analysis.
• An excellent academic record, with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a quantitative field, for example computer science, mathematics, or data science, with a
significant focus on using data science methods for causal inference and/or prediction. A solid background in other analytics fields, e.g. econometrics, is a plus. If a relevant degree is not available, a proven track record of robust, reliable and insightful data analysis with a focus on implementation of data science methods for causal inference and/or prediction is a must have.
• Strong problem solving abilities, analytical skills and a client focus.
• Knowledge of supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms is required. Previous experience in applications of these algorithms is a plus.
• Knowledge of implementing data science methods on distributed datasets, for example using Spark ML is a plus.
• Knowledge of text, image and other unstructured data processing is a plus.
• Knowledge of building simulation or agent-based models is advantageous.
• Knowledge of working with NLP models is a plus.
• An interest in working on complex economic issues as a part of a team of economists, econometricians or statisticians and other data scientists in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proficiency in using at least one of R or Python for data wrangling (e.g. tidyverse, pandas), causal or predictive analysis (e.g. tidymodels, scikit-learn) and data visualisation (e.g.ggplot2, seaborn) is essential. If familiar with only one of these languages, an interest in learning the other is desirable. Familiarity with Stata and Excel is a plus.
• A keen eye for communicating empirical insights impactfully and an interest in transforming complex data sets or outcomes into visually appealing and easy-to-understand graphics, charts, and interactive dashboards, for example using Tableau, Power BI or R Shiny is a plus.
• Highly motivated and committed team player with a curiosity for economics, econometrics, statistics and programming and a desire to learn about them.
• In addition to excellent spoken and written English, fluency in a different language, particularly in one of the languages of Oxera’s core geographies, is advantageous.

Oxera  is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity at all levels of the organisation. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.