Relay

Logistics

SeniorDataScientist-LastMilePricing

£85–125k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Data Scientist - Last Mile Pricing at Relay. Become expert in Relay marketplace pricing dynamics. Define how routes are priced”

Industry & Context.

Logistics
Problems you'll solve

Systems thinking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Fluent in Python, Fluent in SQL

Nice to Have

Modeller who thinks in systems, Experience modelling marketplace dynamics, Experience modelling pricing strategies, Experience modelling relevant domain

What You'll Do.

Become expert in Relay marketplace pricing dynamics

Define how routes are priced

Build production models that inform daily pricing decisions

Experiment and measure model improvements

Experiment and measure pricing strategy changes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative squad; Operational Research Scientists; Analysts; Engineers

Communication Scope

Communicate inclusively

Full Job Description

Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M), led by deep-tech investors Plural (whose portfolio spans fusion energy and space exploration), Relay is scaling faster than 99.98% of venture-backed startups. We're assembling the most talent-dense team the logistics industry has ever seen Relay’s Mission is to free commerce from friction. Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, quietly shaping what can be sold online and limiting who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people, making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone. THE TEAM • ~110 people, more than half in engineering, product and data • 45+ advanced degrees across computer science, mathematics and operations research • Thousands of data points captured, calculated, analysed and predicted for every single parcel we handle • An intellectually vibrant culture of first‑principles thinking, tight feedback loops and relentless experimentation The opportunity A last-mile marketplace runs on decisions - which parcels? on which routes? delivered by which couriers? at what price? Thousands of them, made every single day. Good decisions have fast and meaningful impact across the entire Relay Network. We’re hiring for a Senior Data Scientist to build the intelligence that informs and defines how we make pricing decisions at Relay. This is a senior individual contributor role. You will work alongside Operational Research Scientists, Analysts, and Engineers in a collaborative squad focussed on developing the intelligence, strategy and technology to deliver 1000’s of daily pricing decisions. What You'll Do You won’t just inform the pricing decisions, you will be an equal part of the team defining how the decision is being made and building the technology to automate it. In this role you can expect: - Through your own investigation, to become an expert

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