The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a high-impact team within a large, complex organisation operating across operations and assets. Working as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you will apply advanced analytics and structured problem-solving to tackle complex, high-value challenges across the organisation, delivering insights that directly influence performance improvement and business outcomes.
Initial 6 month daily rate contract with strong scope to extend. Must be able to attend the Brisbane CBD office 3 days per week. Unfortunetly sponsorship is not available for this position.
The Role
As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for identifying and delivering data-driven performance improvement opportunities across the organisation.
Your other responsibilities will include:
- Partner closely with business stakeholders to frame and define complex problems
- Applying structured problem-solving approaches to investigate performance, capability, and value opportunities
- Developing and applying descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics using Python
- Analysing structured and unstructured datasets to generate actionable insights
- Writing high-quality analytical code and applying statistical and machine learning techniques where appropriate
- Presenting insights, recommendations, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders at all organisational levels
About You
In order to be a successful applicant you will have proven experience delivering analytics outcomes in complex business environments.
You will also have:
- Strong commercial experience using Python and SQL for data analysis and modelling
- Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguous problem statements and translate them into analytical solutions
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and structured problem-solving capability
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously while collaborating within multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in consulting (highly regarded)
Benefits
- Initial 6 month daily rate contract with strong scope to extend
- Flexible working environment, with 2 days' work from home
- Supportive team culture, high impact role
Please note: We are receiving an extremely high volume of applications, please apply directly to the job advert and be patient while waiting for an update. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all enquiries, with current volumes it can be challenging - we're only human!
If you wish to apply via email please make sure you also apply directly - a lot of applications get phished, or sent to spam.
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). helena.patterson@davidsonwp.com
, JN -012026-42180. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
