Data Scientist
Workday is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Commercial Data Science team within Peakon. This role involves applying expertise in statistical analysis and data mining to help customers maximize the impact of their employee data, leading quantitative analysis projects, and partnering with product and engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in a commercial environment, strong SQL and Python/R skills, and in-depth knowledge of statistics.
Have you ever wondered what really makes people productive? Or what the triggers are that might make someone choose to leave their job? We're using one of the largest employee engagement datasets in the world to solve mysteries like these. The insights we deliver help our customers run their businesses better, and ensure their employees are more satisfied, motivated and engaged. We're now looking for a Product Data Scientist to join our team and help support our growth. For us, explanation is as important as prediction, and so we use a mixture of classical statistical modelling approaches and ground-breaking machine learning algorithms to understand how people feel about their experience at work. We use Python for our Science codebase, while the broader tech stack of Peakon centers around JavaScript, with Node.js on the server and React on the frontend. Our data lives in a PostgreSQL database, and we use R for data analysis. We believe in a strong foundation and building things right from the beginning, making our value “Build for tomorrow, today” a guiding principle for the Engineering team.
We are looking for someone to join our expanding Commercial Data Science team within Peakon. The perfect candidate will have a background in a quantitative or technical field, experience working with large data sets, and 3+ years experience in enabling data-driven decision making in a commercial environment. You are focused on results, a self-starter, and have demonstrated success in using analytics to help your customers maximise the value and strategic impact of their data in solving their business challenges.
We are looking for a candidate who has a strong desire to work with our customers to solve their complex problems and help develop new solutions, often involving collaboration with different teams across the company. Necessary skills include competence with Python, SQL and R.
The ideal candidate will at minimum have experience in the following areas:
Posted June 2, 2026