Junior Data Scientist

About Us

AtSportsbetwereall about bringing excitement to life for our 2.4million customers. As part of the global Flutter Groupwerea tight-knit team of 1300 in Melbourne Sydney and Darwin passionate about challenging the status to be recognized as one of LinkedIns Top 25 Companies and one of the Top 10 Workplaces for Women.

Werean inclusive employer who celebrates diversity and is committed to helping you thrive. Whetheryourelooking for flexibility career growth or a supportive environmentwerehere to help you succeed.

Committed To Responsible Gambling

Ourcommitment to responsible gamblingis genuine anddemonstratedthrough the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools.

Wereproud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry not just locally but globally.

About the role

The Risk & Pricing Data Science team applies quantitative and data science techniques to deliver innovative betting products to our large customer base(>2m); as well as helping the business understand quantify and make better decisions around risk. As the pioneers of Same Game Multi Sportsbet has a proud history as a global trendsetter in this space.

Responsibilities include:

• Ideate build quality assure and iterate on models for a range of use cases within the Risk & Pricing Data Science roadmap
• Collaborate closely and proactively with leads and team members in Data Science and cross-functional delivery teams
• Communicate and partner effectively with a range of stakeholders including documenting (JIRA) and reporting on project progress both verbally and in writing individually and as part of a group
• Develop and apply commercial acumen to drive business value
• Work with technology teams to design and deploy models in accordance with software engineering and MLOps best practices (eg usage of code repositories CI/CD)

About You

• Experience in building deploying and maintaining Data Science and quantitative projects using a variety of tools and environments (eg R Python SQL AWS Databricks)
• Excellent attention to detail including ability to work with stakeholders to conceptualise test and mitigate edge-case risks
• Curiosity and passion for the application of mathematical ideas to concepts in gambling sports racing risk and human behaviour
• Passion for developing models and tools that will be interpreted and used by both humans and machines
• Knowledge of statistical and computational methods for identifying patterns extracting insights and making predictions from complex datasets
• Flexible and resilient - able to adapt to different workflows priorities and ways of working
• Low-level gambling knowledge desirable

Why Youll Love Working Here

Along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus heres some of our other benefits:

• 25 days annual leave(plus flexible working options)
• $1050 work-from-home allowance
• Access to outstandingcareer development programsincluding expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities
• Onsite concierge services free meals social events and access to the Sportsbet Salon
• Generous parental leaveand return-to-work benefits
• Hack Days: Participate in our hack days where creativity and collaboration lead to exciting new ideas and projects.

Whats the Green Tick Feeling

Well its different for everyone yet unites us all. Its the feeling you get when you succeed no matter what success looks like to you. It could be developing your career it could be working on an industry leading project or it could be making it to school pick up in time. Its all the little and big things that make you feel like youre thriving when working at Sportsbet.

Were an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are as you are so if you require adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people so let us know how we can support you to be your best.

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