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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Vopak
- **Location:** Rotterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** €5,417.0 - €7,917.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Decision Support Systems, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Snowflake, Gitlab
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6bb4bed64df0260a

## About the Role

Do you have experience in SQL?, * You have an Academic Degree (e.g., econometrics, mathematics, IT) professional and intellectual level.

 * You have 3-5 years of relevant work experience in implementing Operations Research algorithms and developing decision support systems.
 * You are proficient in both Dutch and English (including excellent written and spoken English for an international environment).
 * You have strong technical proficiency in SQL, Python, Cloud data platforms (like AWS and Snowflake), data visualization tooling, and Gitlab.
 * You are a results-driven, adaptable, and critical thinker with strong communication skills, able to bridge the gap between complex mathematical concepts and both technical and non-technical stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum framework.

Don't meet all our criteria?

No problem! If this role energizes you and our culture feels like a good fit, we warmly invite you to apply anyway.

## Description

* Building Decision Support Systems: Designing and implementing Operations Research algorithms and mathematical models to give actionable decision support via our existing end-user applications.
 * Optimizing Planning & Operations: Analyzing large datasets to extract meaningful insights and trends, directly accelerating and improving the quality of our (tank) planning and scheduling capabilities.
 * Scaling Digital Delivery: Translating business requirements into robust solutions and safely deploying them into production via our CI/CD pipelines, acting on the strategy that Digital Solutions builds and scales technology.
 * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Maintaining close relationships with data scientists, analysts, engineers, product managers, and business subject matter experts to drive Vopak's digital transformation.


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