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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Salary:** £50,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Information Engineering, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language)
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25865

## About the Role

* 1st or 2.1 degree in physics, maths, engineering or computer science from a highly-ranked world-class university
 * Commercial experience of data science techniques with proven ability to design and implement data science research
 * Fluent R or Python programming
 * Experience in the UK energy market
 * Enthusiasm to work in a dynamic real-world team environment with the ability to contribute ideas
 * Excellent communication skills with evidence of taking the initiative

## Description

The climate change crisis has led to massive changes in energy supply, both in terms of the source and the efficiency. Alongside a switch to renewable resources, energy companies are keenly aware of the value of balancing price and availability of supply. There are diverse and complex parameters affecting renewable energy supply and this company works to provide insight and forecasts for the energy trading market.

This is an exciting new role to expand the in-house research and development, working alongside experts in the sector. You will work within a cohesive team to extract insight from data, developing forecasts and models for energy generation and pricing using meteorological information.


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