Data Scientist

 

Are you interested in the practical applications of AI? Do you get enthusiastic about optimizing and implementing the right machine learning models for the issue you are presented with? Do you have the skills and ambition to deal with the complex mathematics behind prediction models, as well as to think along with the customer to define his problem? Then a role as a data scientist at Bright Cape is really something for you! Within our multidisciplinary teams, you are constantly working on optimizing processes by means of the latest data applications and techniques. In this way, you create value for both our customers and our internal products.

At Bright Cape, we strive to meet our client’s challenges across the full data science spectrum. Some of the topics our data scientists have been working on over the past year include:

  •  Use of machine learning algorithms for predictive maintenance
  • Building forecasting models to predict the optimal price and stocks
  • Developing a control channel and an accompanying dashboard to provide insight into financial processes
  • Automatic customer screening by combining internal and external data sources
  • Process mining

We have open vacancies for both our Eindhoven office and our Amsterdam office, so choose the location that suits you best!

This is your dream job if:

  • You value the importance that solutions match the strategic goals of a company
  • You are interested in optimizing complex processes and products in operations using data insights.
  • You want to create user-friendly data solutions that satisfy different stakeholders in the finance, manufacturing, and logistics sector.
  • You want to guide clients to solve their challenges and create value together with a multidisciplinary team
  • Your ambition is to work with both multinational and medium-sized client

You are responsible for

  • Guide a diverse group of customers on their data journey and in their digital transformation;
  • Together with the customer’s domain experts get to the bottom of the problem in order to arrive at the best solution;
  • Build working data science solutions instead of delivering reports;
  • Apply algorithms to practical problems to create value and optimize processes;
  • Researching and implementing cutting edge machine learning algorithms;
  • Collaborate with colleagues to code, train, and deploy production-ready algorithms;
  • Provide training to transfer the developed data science solution to the end-users;
  • Help to determine the direction of machine learning and artificial intelligence within Bright Cape

We offer

  • Coaching & training, in order to provide continuous development and to boost your impact! An allocated budget for external training & courses next to Bright Academy, our internal training & development plan  
  • An entrepreneurial environment where you can contribute to sustainable operations and innovative products 
  • Bright Cape Foundation which we are so proud of! We do better by supporting societal and environmental projects with knowledge (in-kind) and additional donations. 
  • E-Mobility Plan offering everybody a shuttle pass for public transport (OV), car- and bicycle sharing, parking, etc.  
  • Competitive salary and performance bonus 
  • Flexible working hours; you plan your own schedule in consultation with your client 
  • 25 vacation days 
  • Mobile phone allowance and of course a company laptop 
  • Sustainability committee, to make sure we make the right and sustainable choices for a Bright future 
  • Culture committee, for all our fun (online) events and the legendary Ski-trip! (Because we take pleasure in our work very seriously) 

You are

  • Communicative
  • Creative
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Analytical
  • A team player

You have

  • Completed technical academic degree, preferably Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Econometrics, or a related field;
  • Programming experience in one or more scripting languages: e.g. Python, R;
  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence, (un)supervised learning, and/or computer vision;
  • Experience with Git and version control;
  • Knowledge of the mathematics behind machine learning models and also the ability to explain these complex matters in a simple way;
  • An entrepreneur with a commercial attitude;
  • Project management skills;
  • Someone who quickly masters new processes and complex subjects;
  • Drive to learn more

It is a bonus if you have:

  • Experience with querying languages like SQL;
  • Experience with cloud computing (Microsoft Azure, AWS);
  • Experience with deploying and maintaining data science solutions in production
  • Knowledge of process mining

    Contact us

    Challenge accepted? Then we would like to meet you! Click on the apply button right away and leave us your motivation and resume. We will contact you soon!

    Contact person: Mart Althuizen
    Email: m.althuizen@brightcape.nl

    Who we are?

    Bright Cape is a data consultancy firm located in Eindhoven & Amsterdam with a European reach. Extract, Embed, Educate is what we do. Extract value out of our customer’s data, Embed (Bright Cape proprietary) solutions into our customer’s processes & governance, and Educate them to get familiar with data analytics and our solutions.

    Bottom line: We help companies increase their revenue, diminish their costs, and increase their process efficiency through Data Analytics & Science, Human-Centered Design, and Process Mining. Besides, we are constantly working on various astonishing Europe-wide innovation projects which have led to several innovative products.

    Bright Cape employees are very diverse but share their excitement for new opportunities and a positive way of thinking. We also greatly value our quarterly team outings, monthly ‘VrijMiBo’s’, Christmas party, family day, and most of all our yearly ski trip.

    Our job application process

    After sending out your application, you can expect the next steps:

    1. Confirmation of receipt
    2. Review and if selected, an introductory meeting
    3. We have a click? Then we will proceed!
    4. Presentation of your favorite/coolest/ most interesting project, of your preference
    5. We match? Job offer!

     

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