Do you want to shape the future of decision-making for global industry leaders? Are you passionate about leveraging advanced modeling techniques to solve complex business challenges? Join SKIM Rotterdam as a Decision Modeling Analyst!

In a world of constant change, SKIM partners with leading companies looking to elevate their pricing, brand communication and innovation strategies with greater precision and certainty. By tailoring our expertise and analytical minds to the business challenges our clients face, we provide solutions that are reliable and relevant.

For 45 years, we have been trusted partners to the world’s largest CPG, technology and healthcare companies. We specialize in modeling and understanding people’s decision making in the areas of innovation, brand communications and pricing & revenue Management. In our vision, a combination of methodological robustness, marketing domain expertise and understanding the client’s business is key to building lasting strategic partnerships with our clients. With 11 offices in the US, Europe, Asia and South America we navigate - in close collaboration and with our clients - towards strategies that are right for them.

As evidenced by our #3 position in GRIT’s report of most innovative research agencies, we believe in continuously improving our solutions and expertise frameworks. But above all else, we believe in a culture where smart, ambitious and genuine people support each other, follow their dreams, balance priorities in life and bring everyone’s unique skills together in a collaborative global community.

This is a unique opportunity for a bright and driven Decision Modeling Analyst to be part of our in-house Data Science team, which consists of dedicated decision behavior modelers. Your main clients are leading management consulting firms like McKinsey and BCG, with whom you will partner to help build advanced conjoint-based forecasting models.  In this position, you will build up your methodological knowledge and technical skills quickly due to the variety and complexity of the modeling approaches. We operate in an entrepreneurial environment which requires a self-motivated individual who is not afraid to take the lead.

Specifically, you will learn:

• Methodological consulting: thinking along with clients on the appropriate research methodology to answer their business questions
• Survey scripting: programming surveys in our dedicated software (Sawtooth software) and using HTML/JavaScript/CSS/Perl to improve survey layouts for higher respondent engagement
• Coding and programming: creating the statistical designs for the conjoint exercises using our in-house developed tools
• Data preparation and modeling: cleaning and recoding data, and running predictive modeling estimations
• Dashboarding: migrating conjoint utility outputs into market simulation tools and performing output quality checks

The ideal candidate is a dedicated, smart and enthusiastic team player. Typically, we are looking for someone with the following profile:

• Minimum Master's degree in the areas of: Econometrics, Business Economics, Mathematics or any other related study
• We seek someone with 0-2 years of professional experience ranging from relevant internships (which utilize analytical/logic skills) to work experience (preferably in market research, marketing or management consulting firms). Note: having no professional experience is not a disadvantage
• Strong interest in coding and modeling
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Technical proficiency in R is a must, proficiency in Excel is preferred
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills
• Strong critical thinking abilities
• Proactive attitude expressed in extracurricular activities
• Internationally-minded
• Ability to quickly adapt to a complex, dynamic environment

Our offer

We offer a competitive salary & benefits package that includes the following:  

• Annual performance-based and profit-sharing bonus  
• A hybrid working environment  
• High value placed on taking initiative and ownership  
• Passionate, intelligent, and supporting colleagues  
• Open, communicative, and international work environment  
• Flat organizational structure 
• Focus on true work / life balance  
• Regular team and company outings and events  
• SKIM University with a broad selection of trainings  
• Company pension scheme 

At SKIM, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. With increased diversity comes a greater variety of perspectives, ideas and creativity, and we foster an environment where everyone feels welcome and comfortable to be their authentic selves.  Therefore, we welcome diversity in applicants and base our hiring decisions regardless of age, race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic characteristics, marital or military status.

Thank you for taking the time to read the description of this role, and we look forward to reading your submission if this role sounds very exciting to you! We read each application carefully and will get back to you as soon as we can. 

Please note that only completed applications, consisting of a resume and cover letter, written in English, will be considered.