(Senior) Data Scientist 80-100% (m/f/d)

About the job

Company Description

Wüest Partner is an innovative and independent software and service company in the real estate industry. Since 1985, we have been creating solid decision-making foundations by combining real estate expertise, data, and digital solutions. As an industry leader, we shape the future of the real estate sector together with our clients – offering comprehensive services in valuation, consulting, data, analytics, AI, software, sustainability, and education.

The Wüest Partner Group employs around 500 people at 15 locations across Europe, with its headquarters in Switzerland. The group includes the Swiss subsidiaries Durable, Datahouse, Qualicasa, and Signa-Terre.

Job Description

Your Team & Your Mission

In our Data, Analytics & Technology (DAT) division, the Valuation Model Team brings together diverse professional and technical backgrounds and works closely at the Zurich and Geneva locations. We are a well-coordinated team where knowledge is shared, initiative is encouraged, and new ideas are valued. Together, we develop data-driven solutions that make a concrete contribution to real estate valuation – from modelling through ongoing development to integration into our products.

In this role, you will actively shape the further development of our real estate valuation models. You combine statistical modelling, machine learning, and modern AI methods with an understanding of their practical application, while helping us make our model and update processes more efficient and robust.

Our models are used in various areas of real estate valuation – from estimating sale prices for single-family homes and condominiums to valuing income properties and modelling rents, costs, and capitalisation rates.

If you enjoy solving challenging quantitative problems and developing models and concrete solutions from data, you can expect a versatile role with visible impact.

Your Responsibilities

• You develop, maintain, and improve our real estate valuation models, especially quantitative and hedonic models for valuation, analysis, and forecasting.
• You design, estimate, and validate statistical and machine learning models and evaluate new AI-based approaches for their further development.
• You analyse large and heterogeneous datasets and derive improvements for models and data.
• You ensure the regular updating of our models and optimise the corresponding processes regarding automation, efficiency, and robustness.
• You continuously develop our modelling, validation, and monitoring processes.
• You interpret model results and present complex quantitative relationships in an understandable way.
• You work closely with subject matter experts, software developers, and other data science and analytics teams and accompany the models through to their practical application.
• You engage with our clients, support them with technical questions, and share your knowledge in training sessions and presentations.

Qualifications

Your Profile

• You have a university degree in a quantitatively oriented field, such as statistics, data science, mathematics, econometrics, economics, or a comparable discipline.
• 1-2 years of professional experience in data science, quantitative modelling, analytics, research, or consulting.
• You possess solid knowledge in statistics, regression analysis, and machine learning, as well as experience in data modelling and analysis.
• You have very good programming skills, ideally in R and/or Python.
• You are interested in modern AI methods and enjoy pragmatically applying them to further develop models and processes.
• Knowledge of the real estate market or experience with real estate valuation, hedonic, or spatial models is an advantage.
• You think analytically, work in a structured manner, and enjoy pragmatically solving complex quantitative problems.
• You can communicate complex technical and analytical content clearly and present yourself confidently and professionally to clients.
• You have very good communication skills in German and English; knowledge of French is an advantage.

Additional Information

We Offer You

• Flexible Work Smart concept with the possibility of home office
• Refreshing, professional, and collegial corporate culture with great events (company celebrations, croissant breaks, etc.)
• High team spirit, flat hierarchies, and varied tasks
• Beautiful workplace in the centre of Zurich with modern infrastructure
• Generous training budget including time for it as well as other attractive fringe benefits

Contact

If you have any questions, Federica Arcella, Lead Talent Acquisition, will be happy to assist you at federica.arcella@wuestpartner.com.

For recruitment agencies: Only direct applications will be considered.

For data protection reasons, applications can only be accepted online.

Simply click "Apply now", fill out the form, attach documents, and we will have received your application!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Wüest Partner AG