Data Analyst

Job description

Start Dates: ASAP
Location: Southwark, London
Working hours: 1.0 FTE
Salary: £1,600 pcm
Term: 3 month fixed term contract (with possibility of a permanent position and a competitive salary)

JOB DETAILS
We’re looking for an ambitious and talented data intern to help us analyse large data sets collected from our apps. More specifically, there are two specific projects the new intern will be leading on:

We are currently working with a leading global media company to create a documentary about the role of technology in improving wellbeing. We have created a measurement app for this project, similar to Mappiness (www.mappiness.org.uk), and we need someone to analyse the data using R, Postgres and multiple regression techniques, and generate exciting insight reports from this.

Second, is a real-time data visualization dashboard using Tableau to help visualise the behaviours and psychological wellbeing of individuals within organisations, so they the organisation can identify strengths and opportunities and which factors matter most to their workforce.

What we are offering:
Friendly, open-minded and collaborative team
Opportunity to be involved in a high growth wellbeing start up
Involvement in an exciting project likely to generate wide media coverage
Ability to build and develop your data analysis skills supported by CEO (and former Actuary)
Central London location (Southwark)
Flexible working hours
Ability to secure a full time, competitively paid position after the internership

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
A small but fast growing start-up creating innovative technology to measure and enhance psychological states for individuals, researchers and organisations. Our unique people analytics platform helps develop tailored native apps for capturing wellbeing data AND improving it through our scalable digital mental and physical wellbeing courses. Our mission is to help people and environments become healthier and happier places to live and work.

CTO George leads on the measurement side, having mapped the nation’s wellbeing with the Mappiness app. Our experience sampling methodology (ESM) platform has been used by over 100,000 individuals and counting, and our award winning research apps often get featured widely in the press. CEO Nick leads on interventions, as the former Head of Research for successful mindfulness app Headspace. Earlier this year, our mindfulness app ‘Rebalance with Mindfulness’ was featured on the app store as a ‘New App Apple Loves.’

Desired profile

ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
We’re looking for a candidate who is numerate, enjoys applying statistical methods, is comfortable with databases, and loves visualising data in informative and novel ways to tell a story. You will have recently completed a degree in a numerate discipline like maths, physics, computer or data science and are interested in exploring your skill set through a career working in a wellbeing start-up.

The non-negotiables:
An organised and self-motivated individual
Based in London, and have the right to work in the UK
Have a degree in Psychology, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field
Database experience - have previously managed large data sets (we currently use Postgres).
Good experience with R/SPSS/Excel and Tableau, or other web based visualization tool.
Familiar with techniques such as factor analysis, t-tests and multiple regressions.
Flexible and proactive, eager to apply your data skills to different types of tasks
Excited by PSYT’s mission, and genuinely care about improving wellbeing

Highly desirable:
Familiar with techniques like cluster analysis, machine learning and granger causality analysis