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Welcome to an exciting opportunity where ambitious individuals are invited to join a team of inquisitive minds and supportive peers, all driven by a shared passion and diverse skills aimed at creating value for businesses through data.

About Us

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. We are a digital transformation business.

We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.

We work with incredible clients across various industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We collaborate with some of the brightest minds in successful businesses and employ talented professionals ourselves!

At Ascent, we foster a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. Our hybrid approach emphasizes hiring individuals near our central offices in Bristol and London to facilitate easy access and a positive environment. We also welcome applicants from all over the UK, valuing diversity and unique perspectives.

As part of our team, you'll be tasked with:

You will work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven data science team across various industries and use cases. Your first project will focus on R package validation for a global biopharma client, collaborating with validation leads and statisticians to:

  • Perform package assessments
  • Review business user R package assessments
  • Support custom package developers to ensure compliance with standards
  • Release package updates following internal/external standards

Qualifications

  • Thorough knowledge of R language
  • Experience with GitHub, including version control, collaboration, testing, and CI/CD
  • Proven track record of publishing high-quality R packages on CRAN
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and statistical ideas to non-specialists

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in biostatistics and clinical programming
  • Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure and services (e.g., Azure)
  • Background in data science, including machine learning and Shiny app development

Working at Ascent

We promote a healthy work-life balance with flexible work arrangements. We support well-being through access to Well Being Coaches.

Your development is important to us. We offer training, certification, regular feedback, and review to support your growth. Our workplace is modern, supportive, and aligned with our values of Empathy, Energy, and Audacity. We also provide benefits tailored to each country.

Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We actively promote inclusion and belonging. We do not discriminate based on gender, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, religion, disability, or other protected characteristics. Please inform us of any reasonable accommodations needed during the application process.

If you have questions, contact our Talent Acquisition team at .

Learn more about life at Ascent on our Life Page.


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