The Role 

As an Analytics Specialist, your role is focused on extracting actionable insights for our clients from their data estate, to inform key business decisions and processes. You will use data manipulation, analytical and statistical methods along with visualisation aids, to turn raw data into insights-ready business-oriented data assets and tools. You will work alongside other data scientists, engineers and business stakeholders to develop a common language and understanding of data and derived insights to unlock value for their business goals.

You will have a strong foundation in statistical and analytical methods and a deep understanding of how these can be applied to optimize business outcomes. You will have expertise in data visualisation tools (such as Tableau or Power BI) and excel at data story-telling to communicate insights effectively towards strategic business decisions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a data-minded individual, passionate about delivering value from data, to grow their career across multiple sectors. You will apply and enhance your analytics and business strategy skills in multi-disciplinary project teams and collaborate within a fast-growing community of data professionals at Optima. In return, you will benefit from our decision-science practice’s continuous learning and knowledge-sharing ethos, keeping us all at the cutting edge of a data-driven world. Moreover, there is a clear path to career development and promotion in the role.

Skills and Experience: 

• Background in Maths / Stats or other numerate discipline.

• Min 2.1 degree in a scientific / mathematical discipline (STEM).

• Preferable: an MSc / MBA / other postgraduate degree with a focus on data analytics, business strategy, or economics.

• Ability to translate standard analytical solutions into transparent and actionable business insight.

• Stakeholder engagement skills and ability to present to an audience with varied business and technical background.

• Inquisitive mind and a practical problem solver.

• Happy to work either in a small team or individually on projects.

• Having practical experience in extracting descriptive and diagnostic insights from a range of data.

• Experience in converting data-driven insights into actionable business decisions.

• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams, including business leaders, product managers, and operations.

• Experience writing clear and transparent presentations.

• Good understanding of Statistics and familiarity with predictive modeling techniques.

• Proficient user of data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and experience in crafting data-driven narratives.

• Experience in building and communicating data-driven business cases and strategies.

• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.

• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and their applications to business problems.

The Company 

Optima Partners is an advanced data and business consultancy headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. We are a practitioner-led organisation that collaborates with top consumer brands to drive transformation and foster customer-centricity through our expertise in customer strategy, innovative design, and advanced data science and engineering.

We help our clients get closer to their customers, to truly understand them, and deliver exactly the right products, engagement, and experiences across all channels and interactions. We specialise in unlocking latent value within organizations through a three-pronged approach that focuses on identifying and enhancing value for customers, within the customer base, and within the business itself. In doing so, we foster sustainable value, paving the way for consistent business growth. 

We work with leading consumer brands to tackle and overcome complex business and customer problems to drive transformation and champion customer-centric agendas. We are proud to include some of the leading UK and global brands among our current clients such as Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Bank of Ireland, Nationwide, Aviva, Biogen, Eon Next, OVO, Virgin Media O2, BT, HMD Global, Centrica, and GSK. We are obsessive about delivering value for our clients and work in a collaborative, engaged, and creative way with our colleagues and clients. We strive to support the transition of knowledge and capability into strategic teams. 

In the pharmaceutical sector, we are internationally recognized for our expertise in early-phase drug discovery, genomics, and human genetics. In late 2023, we proudly launched our new division, bioXcelerate AI, which stands at the forefront of revolutionizing life sciences and healthcare research. bioXcelerate AI uses state-of-the-art data science and proprietary algorithms to accelerate the transformation of data into actionable insights, redefining industry standards.