Data Scientist (m/f/d)

Tens of thousands of cruise holiday enthusiasts rely on our services already. Now we want to take the next step and offer our innovative services to our B2B partners. That’s where you enter the scene: you love analyzing data, have the ability to understand connections and to link data.

Our vision is to become the world’s smartest B2B cruise advisor. Headquartered in the heart of Hannover (Germany), our investor-backed travel tech startup consistently relies on the use of artificial intelligence and big data. We constantly analyse huge data volumes, get the essence out of it and add smartness. Our cooperation with the local university TNT / Leibniz University assures that we are always up to date with the latest machine learning technologies.

Your Role on Board

  • Work hand in hand with a cross-functional team of product management, software engineers, machine learning experts  and scientists from University of Hannover
  • Understand the existing algorithms and processes, and develop tools for improving explainability, observability and performance of algorithms and systems
  • Frame and conduct complex analyses and model building needed to deepen our understanding of cruise related trends
  • Leverage machine learning and Big Data tools for big and complex data to deepen our data-driven advisory capabilities
  • Connect heterogeneous data to find the relationship within the underlying data
  • Experience processing, filtering and presenting large quantities of data from different product groups and business functions
  • Proactively identify datasets and uncover relationships which can be enriched with data science
  • Develop own machine learning models which increase calculation accuracy and improve internal understanding
  • Staying up to date on the latest research, best practices and evangelizing their adoption within the company

Your Profile on Board

  • MSc or PhD in a quantitative field such as Machine Learning, Math, Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science or 4 years of experience in the field
  • Experience with stochastic programming or other mathematical optimization problems
  • Strong experience with data mining, machine learning, statistical modeling tools and underlying algorithms
  • Highly proficient in a scripting or computing language (e.g. Python, TensorFlow, R, Matlab or similar)
  • Extremely strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • A strong passion for and extensive experience in conducting empirical research and answering hard questions with data
  • 2+ years of relevant working experience in an analytical role involving data extraction, analysis, statistical modeling, and communication
  • 2+ years of experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop/Hive)
  • Strong experience with business reporting tools such as Tableau, Amplitude or similar
  • Comfortable collaborating with engineering to identify and own data science implementations in production
  • Think outside the box to develop innovative solutions for complex problems
  • Team player who is responsible, organized, and goal-oriented
  • Use of modern Cloud Infrastructure (GCP/AWS) to solve problems efficiently
  • Proven ability to communicate complex technical work to a non-technical audience

  • Fluent communication in English is a must

What We Offer

  • Lots of freedom and opportunities to develop yourself and our product
  • Close cooperation with scientist from the TNT / Leibniz University of Hannover
  • An attractive compensation model, including virtual company shares and 30 vacation days
  • A job with nice and international colleagues as well as direct contact with the founders
  • A co-working office in Hanover or the option to work remotely with flexible working hours
  • We want you as you are, just be yourself - no dress code or other annoying disruptions
  • A cool startup feeling and environment with a relaxed atmosphere


Please send us a current CV and portfolio to markus [at] cruisewatch.com

B&S Media GmbH, Walderseestraße 7, 30163 Hannover

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