Junior Data Scientist

Vila Nova de Gaia · Posted Oct 08

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Location: Vila Nova de Gaia
Work type: Hybrid
Category: Data

Junior Data Scientist role at Capgemini Portugal (Porto area), hybrid arrangement with remote options under the company’s hybrid policy; emphasis on data science, analytics, and AI in fintech/mold of mobility services context.

What they are looking for

PythonSqlPandasNumpyScikit-learn

Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, PT

Junior Data Scientist

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with a leading European mobility services provider, headquartered in Germany and backed by nearly 90 years of expertise. As part of this journey, you’ll contribute to the launch of a new Tech Hub in Porto, helping to drive innovative, technology-led solutions that are transforming how businesses move while contributing to a more sustainable future.

YOUR ROLE

Explore, prepare, and engineer data features for analytics and AI use cases.

Develop and validate statistical and machine learning models for business problems such as pricing, churn, fraud, and credit risk.

Analyse experiments and A/B tests following established methodologies.

Document models, analyses, and assumptions in line with governance standards.

Present insights and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.

Continuously develop skills through mentoring, code reviews, and training.

Good knowledge of statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.

Understanding of machine learning techniques, model evaluation, feature engineering, and model validation.

Ability to translate business questions into analytical solutions.

Awareness of Explainable AI and Responsible AI principles.

Interest or experience in fintech, payments, fraud, credit risk, pricing, or mobility services (nice to have).

YOUR PROFILE

Strong knowledge of Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), SQL, and data visualisation tools.

Familiarity with machine learning, statistical analysis, and data-driven problem solving.

Experience with Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure ML, causal inference, NLP, or deep learning (nice to have).

Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across teams.

Curious, proactive, and eager to learn within Data Science and AI environments.

High attention to detail, ownership mentality, and commitment to delivering quality results.Adaptable and comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Personal, academic, or open-source Data Science projects (e.g., GitHub portfolio) (nice to have).

WHAT WE´LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE?

At Capgemini Portugal we have a flexible and dynamic work environment. Flexibility enables a better work-life balance and gives more flexibility to the employee to manage the working hours, as well if he works at the office or remotely, according with the company’s hybrid work policy; We have local programs that promote people growth, reskill and new skills development (Career Acceleration Programs);We promote an empowering environment with autonomy and peers' relationships among the top scores of our Monthly Employees' feedback;Next to this, we also offer an attractive compensation package and benefits such as Health and Life insurance, as well as Referral program with bonuses for talent recommendations and other fringe benefits according with our partnerships in for; Capgemini Portugal is an equal opportunity employer. We promote equality and dignity in all aspects of recruitment and employment, as well as employment offers and promotions made according with competence and ability or performance, respectively.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.