Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

UpEnergy seeks a Senior Data Scientist familiar with Customer & Market Research, behavioural science and impact evaluation within the retail industry. The main objective for the role is to enhance our ability to design and execute tests of products, distribution methods, communications and any other initiatives within the Go-to-market activities to improve interactions and outcomes for the users of our products that will impact the overall performance of the business metrics.

Requirements

• Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Data-Driven Marketing, or similar
• Experience in developing rigorous RCTs and with statistical software packages (Open Data Kit and/or Salesforce preferred)
• Preferably with experience working in retail companies (FMCGs, general merchandise, appliances, etc)
• Ability to communicate effectively with field teams in Sub-Saharan Africa to design and implement trials
• Strong desire to work on climate justice and climate solutions in low-income contexts
• Living in Africa
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research efforts to improve the understanding of end users of Upenergy’s products across different markets.
• Conduct literature reviews and staying up to date with relevant research advancements in the clean cooking, safe water, and other relevant focal areas.
• Documenting experimentation methodologies, procedures, and findings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop an internal strategy for rigorous, powered, and publishable RCTs including serving as principal investigation.
• Analyzing and interpreting RCT data to drive the global conversation on clean cooking and provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Publish and communicate the results of evaluations and RCTs

Skills

About UpEnergy

UpEnergy fights poverty, improves health, and protects forests by making clean energy technologies available to more people in the developing world through carbon-financed distribution channels. UpEnergy works with technology manufacturers and local partners to deliver high quality products such as efficient cookstoves, water purification technologies, and solar lights to poorly served households at affordable prices.

Deadline: Not Specified

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