Data Scientis

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the Team**:
Coles Financial Services (CFS) is building the future of financial services for Australians. Our team is proactive, passionate, and future-focused. And we’re backed by some of the industry’s biggest names. Together, we provide leading insurance, credit card and lending solutions for our customers.

Coles has recently transitioned from "on-prem technology" to a cloud tech stack. Join on our journey with Azure and Snowflake along with other cloud tools such as Power BI.

**About the role**:
As a Data Scientist you will analyse data for trends / patterns and create insights and information used to solve business problems.

You’ll also:

- Build and maintain predictive models and machine learning algorithms
- Build deep relationships with stakeholders to understand business priorities and proactively recommend solutions using statistical models and advanced analytics techniques
- Research new Advanced Analytics opportunities in areas of predictive modelling, regression, machine learning, optimisation, deep learning, reinforcement learning, NLP etc to identify new opportunities for future solutions
- Deliver a seamless and proactive service to stakeholders articulating customer opportunity, commercial benefit, analytical findings and data recommendations
- Contribute to the direction and implementation of the data and analytics strategy and roadmap

**About you and your skills**:
We’re after a Data Science or Analytics professional with a demonstrated practical experience in data mining and statistical analysis.

You’ll also need:

- Key analytical techniques, e.g. regression, clustering, optimisation, machine learning, NLP, deep learning, reinforcement learning etc
- Demonstrated practical experience with programming languages (Strong SQL and either Python or R)
- Be driven to problem solve and use technology as an enabler
- A strong team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment
- Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas in a way that is easy to understand

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

**Safer together**:
Job ID: 73817

Employment Type: Full time

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