About SAMY
We weren't built to follow, we were built to lead.
SAMY is the global powerhouse redefining brand communication for a social-first world—helping brands stay relevant, shape culture, and build real connections at the speed the world moves. Since 2013, we've grown from a bold idea into a global force: 1,200+ experts, 17+ offices, 55 markets, 22+ countries. We launch 40+ campaigns a week, create one piece of content every minute, and generate +$500K in revenue every day.
We are Path Finders: curious, ambitious, and never afraid to challenge what's next.
We don't play it safe. We build what's next.
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Role Mission
As a Junior Research Data Scientist, you will transform complex and unstructured digital data into meaningful insights for SAMY’s teams and clients. You will contribute across the full research data science workflow, developing tailored analytical solutions, internal tools, and experiments that strengthen SAMY’s research capabilities.
Key responsibilities
Clean, structure, transform, and analyse unstructured data from social media, online communities, surveys, reviews, forums, and search behaviour.
Apply statistical, machine learning, and NLP methods to answer bespoke research and business questions.
Develop and evaluate analytical approaches for complex problems where no predefined methodology exists.
Use APIs, including LLM APIs, to collect, process, enrich, and analyse data.
Build internal tools and reusable workflows that make research more rigorous, efficient, and accessible across SAMY.
Translate analytical outputs into clear insights, visualisations, and client-facing recommendations that explain the meaning and business relevance of the findings.
Conduct exploratory experiments to evaluate emerging data science, NLP, and AI methodologies.
Collaborate with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Analysts, Strategy, Creative, Project Management, and Operations teams across different markets and industries.
Skills & experience
Academic or applied research experience involving statistics, data analysis, or a substantial quantitative research project.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
Working knowledge of R and its data science ecosystem, particularly the tidyverse; strong knowledge of Python’s data science stack may also be considered.
Practical understanding of statistical modelling and data science methods, particularly natural language processing and the analysis of unstructured text.
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to translate technical analysis into clear conclusions, implications, and recommendations for non-technical audiences.
Benefits
Work your way — Flexible schedule, hybrid work, and the opportunity to work up to 3 weeks a year from any SAMY office around the world.
Time that matters — Celebrate your birthday with a day off, plus company holidays on December 24th and 31st to recharge.
Grow with us — Global mobility opportunities, mentorship, parenthood support, and a transparent performance-driven compensation framework.
Be part of the journey — Help shape our team through our referral program and enjoy a collaborative, social culture, backed by a transparent, performance-driven compensation framework that rewards impact and supports your growth.
The SAMY Mindset
Forget the job description for a second. The real question is: are you a Path Finder? Bold enough to challenge what's possible. Collaborative enough to build it together. Driven enough to make it happen.
We don't just hire for roles, we hire for mindset. We look for people who communicate with honesty, collaborate without ego, embrace change with energy, and take real ownership of what they build.
We're not looking for people who think the same, we're looking for people who want to grow with us.
Here's what it actually looks like to belong here:
Be Kind — because respect, trust, and honest feedback make great teams stronger.
Go Beyond — because good is never enough when excellence is the standard.
Craft Together — because the best ideas don't happen in silos.
Enjoy the Journey — because growth lives outside the comfort zone.
Own It — because real impact starts with accountability.
If this feels like your kind of adventure, let's build something together.
Diversity & Inclusion
At SAMY, difference is not something we accommodate, it's what makes us stronger.
With a team made up of 70% women and more than 35 different nationalities, our different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences challenge our thinking, sharpen our creativity, and push us to build better work, and a better company.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered to thrive. And if you need support or adjustments along the way, we'll make sure you have what you need to do your best work.
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SAMY leads the evolution of brand communication. We build brand relevance in a social universe by integrating intelligence, creativity, and technology.
To the modern consumer, social isn’t a series of platforms - it’s a single, living ecosystem. Stories, posts, reels, and influencer content blur into one seamless experience. Audiences move fluidly through this dynamic world, and our intelligence spans the entire system, helping brands act with true intention where it matters most. With culturally in-step creativity, we fuel meaningful ideas that are always on, always relevant, and always evolving.
Our 1000+ strong, social-native team is connected across 20 offices and active in 55 markets. Clients like L’Oréal, who place social and influencer at the heart of their strategy, have grown alongside SAMY from day one. Others, like The North Face, Diageo, Microsoft and Samsung, joined us along the way and have since become valued brand partners.
We make audiences understandable. We make brands social. We make messages unskippable. We make products buyable. We make technology powerful.
This is how we make brands matter.
