Graduate Data Scientist – Fixed term up to 12 months

Kick-start your data science career at Vico Homes! Join us as a Graduate Data Scientist and play a key role in our digital transformation journey. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to pull together data that supports strategic and operational decisions, uncovering insights that help us serve our customers and colleagues better.

What you’ll do:

In this role, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to gather and analyse data that supports strategic and operational decisions. You’ll help improve data quality, develop data models and visualisations, and support AI-driven initiatives that enhance the services we deliver to our customers and colleagues.  You will be involved in:

• Identifying and fix data quality issues.
• Helping to develop data models, dashboards, and visualisations.
• Supporting AI-driven solutions and digital transformation projects.
• Analysing data to uncover trends and insights.
• Collaborating with teams to improve customer outcomes using data and AI.
• Communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What we’re looking for

• Recent graduate with a degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data analysis and visualisation tools (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
• Interest in AI and data-driven decision making.
• Good communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset.

This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment while contributing to impactful projects. You’ll develop your skills, work with advanced technologies, and support the effective use of data and AI across an organisation.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below. 

For more information or an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Stephen Wilson, Business Intelligence Manager on 07824865484.

Vico Homes is accredited by Investors in People, which means we recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable asset. As an employer we can offer you a great set of benefits which includes:

• 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years' service) and statutory bank holidays;
• an extra day off on your birthday;
• generous employer pension contribution;
• happy to talk flexible working, including options for reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns;
• a wide range of personal development opportunities;
• a fantastic health and wellbeing package;
• access to Vico Homes Rewards for a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme;
• one day to take part in our Volunteering Scheme; and
• "cycle to work" scheme and discounted shopping platform.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

How to apply

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below.
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification.
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one but please remove any information that identifies you (e.g. your name and address). 
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to [email protected] before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the date specified at the top of this page.

What happens next? 

• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application.
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on the email address above.