Data Science Fellowship

**Purpose of the role**

**The opportunity**

Peak is a Decision Intelligence company - where we are democratising AI for every business and building a great company that everyone loves being part of. We are on a mission to help organisations use AI to make great commercial decisions, all the time. We have great plans over the coming years - to create and lead a new category of enterprise software; the decision intelligence system (Decision Intelligence), expand our operations and create the best working culture possible. Being in the Data Science team at Peak places you right at the heart of the company and at the forefront of developing practical & innovative solutions to help our customers grow and become more efficient. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in data science and gain highly sought after experience in the Decision Intelligence field, as we start the next stage of our global growth.

**The role**

There will be guidance throughout, allowing you to explore the differences between an academic and a commercial role. By the end, you should be in a position to start a full time data science career, with many of our current data science team arriving into Peak through the fellowship programme.

**Community**

The Peak community exists to support data scientists and analysts who want to make a difference and drive change within their organizations. Learn how to build models that deliver on commercial needs, troubleshoot problems and exchange ideas with data scientists from a range of backgrounds.

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**Our core values**

**We are looking for teammates who are**:

- Open - excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate complex information to those in other disciplines.
- Driven - shows high levels of drive, energy, resilience and a desire for professional excellence.
- Curious - naturally inquisitive with a problem-solving mindset.
- Smart - keeps up to date with the latest data science news, market results and industry announcements.
- Responsible - effectively balance priorities and work productively as part of the team.

**We’d love it if you have**
- Prior experience in any or some of - statistical/mathematical modelling, data mining, unstructured data analytics
- Programming skills/concepts and the ability to pick up new technology with ease.
- Prior experience in any coding language (e.g. R, Python, Matlab, Java, C, etc.) and/or other statistical tools/languages.
- The ability to understand and present findings to a non-technical audience. Prior experience in data visualization and/or deriving insight from a wide variety of data sources is a plus.

**Benefits**
- Competitive compensation package.
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 with service, plus eight flexible bank holidays.
- Share options for everyone, when we win, we all win.
- Family leave benefits, including a world class maternity pay package.
- Hybrid working model and flexible hours with work life balance in mind.
- Opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for one month of the year, after one year’s service.
- Opportunity to spend one day volunteering.
- Headspace and Spill app subscriptions to support your mental health and wellbeing.
- Direct access to a GP as well as mental health support including counselling, through WeCare, for your partner and children.
- Subsidised gym membership, Peak run club and online yoga, boxing and HIIT classes.
- Regular company and team days along with social activities.
- Cycle to work initiative and public transport season ticket loans.
- Travel to Peak’s clubhouses around the world.

**Inclusion and Diversity at Peak**

We’re here to change the way the world works and build an awesome company. To do this, we need people with diverse and inclusive minds. We’ve been striving to build a diverse and inclusive team from the outset. It’s a continuous journey, and there’s more we can do - but we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, which is well ahead of the tech industry standard. We’ve set targets in relation to gender and ethnicity, for now, but we know there’s more to diversity than just these two areas. We’re passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for those of all ages, religions, sexual orientations, socio-economic status and for those with disabilities.

**About Peak**

Peak was founded in Manchester (UK) in 2015 by Richard Potter, Atul Sharma, and David Leitch. We’re on a mission to change the way the world works. Our Decision Intelligence platform provides businesses all over the world with AI-powered solutions that drive game-changing commercial outcomes. The Peak platform connects data sets from across an organization to provide predictive insight and drive fast and effective decision making. We’re proud to call some of the world's leading companies such as Nike, PepsiCo, JSW, KFC, Molson Coors