The Associate Data Analyst, Sourcing plays a key supporting role in the development and maintenance of web scrapers used to collect structured and unstructured data from a variety of online sources. Working under the guidance of more senior team members, this role helps enable the automation of data collection critical to Assent’s global regulatory and supply chain compliance efforts. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and technically curious individual to grow their skills in web scraping, data automation, and compliance intelligence within a collaborative and mission-driven environment.
Assist in the development and maintenance of web scrapers used to automate the collection of structured and unstructured compliance data from public websites, government registries, and regulatory databases.
Support the implementation of data extraction solutions by following established patterns and best practices using tools like Scrapy, Selenium, and BeautifulSoup, under guidance from more senior team members.
Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code to support the development of automation pipelines, with a focus on learning scalable and resilient coding practices.
Contribute to the on-time delivery of assigned tasks within broader scraping projects, ensuring high quality and reliability in collaboration with peers and leads.
Keep up to date with regulatory and product changes at Assent, and actively apply this knowledge to help refine data scraping efforts and stay aligned with business goals.
Follow defined coding standards and security protocols, and assist in applying data integrity practices across the scraping process under supervision.
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and compliance analysts to understand data requirements, support data integration efforts, and resolve basic scraping challenges.
Work with senior developers to identify and address technical blockers, such as dynamic content or anti-bot protections, using guided approaches and established tools (e.g., proxies, headless browsers).
Contribute to documentation and internal tooling improvements by logging scraper behavior, maintaining code repositories, and supporting process consistency across the team.
Be familiar with corporate security policies and follow the guidance set out by processes and procedures of Assent.
We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree/diploma from a recognized learning institution
Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in areas such as research and data, scripting, coding.
Experience in SQL and Python, including libraries such as BeautifulSoup, Pandas, Numpy, Scrapy
Experience using development tools and frameworks, including Git and Jira
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to think critically
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical team members.
Attention to detail and commitment to work with team members in delivering high-quality solutions within specified timelines
Life at Assent
Wellness: We believe that you and your family’s well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.
Financial Benefits: It’s not all about the money – well, it’s a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.
Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.
Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.
At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.
If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact [email protected] and we will be happy to help.
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