dunnhumby

Customer Data Science

ResearchDataScientist

£70–100k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Research Data Scientist at dunnhumby. Skills: Machine learning, Statistical techniques, Data science solutions. Create new science-based solutions. Apply machine learning approaches”

What You'll Achieve.

Grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value; Create dunnhumby science solutions

Industry & Context.

Customer Data Science
Problems you'll solve

Address complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Biology or related field, Experience with machine learning techniques, Experience with programming, ideally Python, Ability to quickly pick up handling large data volumes, Experience with or ability to quickly learn open-source software, Willingness to present your work

Nice to Have

PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Biology or related field, Experience in retail sector

What You'll Do.

Create new science-based solutions

Apply machine learning approaches

Perform exploratory data analysis

Characterise datasets

Extend programming skills

Develop efficient science code

Identify new opportunities

Implement advice from colleagues

Follow Quality Assurance processes

Meet coding standards

Ensure smooth running of projects

Build relationships within the team

Build relationships with internal stakeholders

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Applied and Research Data Scientist teams; Data Science Engineering teams; Product and Client teams

Communication Scope

Present results

Full Job Description

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers. dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and Metro. We’re looking for a talented Research Data Scientist who expects more from their career. It’s a chance to extend and improve dunnhumby’s world class science capabilities. It’s an opportunity to work with a market-leading business to explore new opportunities for us and influence global retailers and suppliers. Joining our team, you’ll work with world class and passionate people to apply machine learning and statistical techniques to business problems. You’ll contribute to the research and implementation of new approaches to address complex problems and perform data analysis and model validation. You’ll have the opportunity to present results to a variety of internal stakeholders and will apply these techniques and algorithms to create dunnhumby science solutions that can be delivered across our clients and engineered into science modules. This role will focus on insight automation and product assortment, leveraging data science to identify emerging and evolving product needs, optimise product mix, and predict the impact of potential changes. It will also involve product attribute generation and exploring applications of generative AI to support product development and insights. What you'll be doing: Create new science-based solutions that can be captured as science modules and applied across clients, with support from senior team members. Pick up new machine learning approaches, such as regularised regression, clustering or tree-based ensembles, graph

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