Data Scientist

Data Scientist | Reading + 2/3 days WFH | 45k-65k

One of the UK's essential companies who serve around 15 million customers are looking for a Senior Data Scientist. Using their historic legacy and UK-wide reputation, they intend to be a leader in future strategies around sustainability and consumption. You will join their Data Science & Innovation team as they go through an exciting period of growth and transformation - responsible for bringing concepts/products to life through your Data Science skills and using cutting-edge platforms to maximise efficiency, to drive intelligent, insight driven decisions and continue to provide excellent customer service.

They are looking for a Data Scientist to apply statistical modelling and machine learning techniques to deliver data driven solutions and predictions for a diverse range of business problems, to generate insights and optimise existing and future business processes.

The ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively in a supportive and focussed environment and be comfortable providing challenges to existing ideas and frameworks. They will be able to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

Key skills required:

• An experienced data scientist, statistician & mathematician with a strong analytical background, e.g PhD or degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Comfortable with predictive analytics and machine learning techniques
• Practical object-oriented programming experience in Python
• Experience with some of the common Python data-science toolkits: Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn
• Experience with R, Matlab, and/or SQL would be beneficial.
• Understanding and familiarity with Azure cloud data related instances or similar
• Experienced with data manipulation, analysis and visualisation
• Ability to generate well founded insights from potentially unstructured data

Benefits:

• A very competitive salary and package
• A supportive office environment a short walk from Reading station, as well as plent of WFH flexibility