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Back in the late nineties, when statisticians apparently decided coding was cool, R emerged as a sort of open-source rebellion against the expensive, proprietary statistical packages dominating the landscape. It promised a flexible environment for data analysis, visualization, and, let’s be honest, a frankly alarming degree of customizability. The reality? It’s a bit like building a car from spare parts – incredibly powerful if you really know what you’re doing, but prone to unexpected breakdowns and requiring constant tinkering.

Compared to Python, which has become the darling of the machine learning crowd, R remains stubbornly focused on statistical computing. While Python strives for general-purpose dominance, R happily wallows in its niche, beloved by academics, biostatisticians, and anyone who enjoys wrestling with package dependencies. It’s still surprisingly relevant, powering much of the statistical rigor behind everything from clinical trials to financial modeling. Though one suspects many users are still running code written on floppy disks.

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Financial Data Analist (32–40 uur, parttime/fulltime) @ bas-consultancy

NL | 2025-12-27 | € 3549 - 7085 / month
The role combines financial expertise with data skills, focusing on analyzing financial data, creating dashboards like Power BI, and translating data queries into actionable insights. Its... read more »
Power BI, BI, Analytics, Qlik, Tableau, SQL, Python, R, Word
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Senior Business analyst @ manychat

NL | 2025-12-27
Manychat seeks a senior business analyst to influence strategic growth through data-driven insights, collaborating across departments and managing complex projects. The role's differentiator is... read more »
Marketing, Analytics, SaaS, SQL, BI, Tableau, Python, R, Git, AI/ML
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Private Equity Mid-Office Team Lead @ apg

NL | 2025-12-26
APG seeks a Team Lead for the Private Equity Mid‑Office to run a cross‑continent team (Amsterdam and New York) of four, owning cash management, FX, and investment‑vehicle administration, with... read more »
Analytics, Management, Data Collection, Data Quality, ETL/ELT, PowerPoint, SQL, DataViz, Qlik, Power BI, Alteryx, Python, R
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Ecommerce Trade Analyst @ pvh

NL | 2025-12-26
PVH’s Trading Analyst sits at the data-to-decision edge of European e-commerce for Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, marrying a business sense with a technical backbone. You’ll soak up weekly trade... read more »
Analytics, KPI, Go, Data Quality, Data Engineering, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Python, R, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics
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Fraud Analyst @ booking.com

NL | 2025-12-26
Booking.com seeks a Fraud Analyst to manage security and fraud threats globally, with an emphasis on detection and response. The role involves developing data pipelines, scripting, and... read more »
SQL, Python, Big Data, PySpark, Airflow, Data Analytics, Tableau, Grafana, Management, Computer Science, Snowflake, Google Sheets, R, Agile/Scrum
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Business Analyst Time & Expenses @ randstad

NL | 2025-12-23
Randstad’s Business Analyst Time & Expenses sits at the hinge of a global harmonization push and mid-office workflow. It promises a data‑driven liaison role: dissect regulatory, administrative and... read more »
Agile/Scrum, R, Management, Go, GDPR/CCPA
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Intern, Data Analytics - Transaction Services @ alvarez-&-marsal

NL | 2025-12-22
The Intern role within Alvarez & Marsal's Global Transaction Analytics team offers exposure to data analytics for M&A projects across various industries, focusing on data cleaning, modeling, and... read more »
Analytics, Data Analytics, DataViz, Management, Computer Science, ETL/ELT, Alteryx, SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, Qlik