Operational Research Data Scientist (Metaheuristics)
| Posting date: | 22 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 February 2025 |
| Location: | None, None |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/11331704/926065 |
Summary
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist with Metaheuristic experience to join our Operational Research Data Scientist team.
At Tesco, our Data Science team focuses on modelling complex business problems and deploying data products at scale. Our work spans across multiple areas including physical stores, online, supply chain, marketing and Clubcard, where we encourage rotation amongst our Data Scientists so they can gain expertise in different subjects.
We work on several domains and problem types: online, pricing, security, fulfilment, distribution, property, IoT and computer vision are just some. Our team members spend 10% of their week on learning and personal development. Multiple academic collaborations enrich the team expertise; knowledge-sharing events are regular.
Furthermore, we have got a great work-life balance, team days and relaxed but engaging culture.
This is a hybrid role and you can choose to be based out of either our London Farringdon or Welwyn Garden City office depending on your home location.
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
You will be responsible for
- Leverage your analytical mindset to find solutions to complex
- Understand difficult business problems and prototype solutions with minimal support.
- Apply, modify and design metaheuristic algorithms and mathematical models to solve business problems is a core component of the role.
- Validate, document and present the solution approaches and performances, as well as communicate complex solutions in a clear, understandable way to non-experts
- Promote data science across Tesco and promote Tesco across the external Data Science community.
- Drive innovation and take ownership of aspects of the project development, help the Senior, Principal and Lead Scientists and the Product Managers manage the relationships with the business stakeholders
- Help mentor more junior members of the team and/or interns.
- Be involved in the recruitment process of other data scientists
You will need
We are looking for ambitious individuals with a mix of mathematical optimisation, programming and statistics skills.
- Extensive background in Operational Research and metaheuristics domain.
- Experience designing and modifying advanced heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms and applying those to large-scale real-world problems.
- Project and stakeholder management experience is preferred.
- Demonstrate a deep knowledge of state-of-the-art approaches and algorithms in combinatorial optimisation. You should be enthused to apply these techniques in a commercial or industrial setting.
- Have a scientific mentality with the ability to ask the right questions, as well as answer them.
- A year or more of post-doctoral research in an area of operational research or similar equivalent industrial experience is preferable
- Solid understanding of mathematics and statistical principles.
- Strong programming skills are essential (Java and Python are preferred) as well as familiarity with software engineering best practices (such as version control, OOP, unit testing, CI/CD) and cloud technologies
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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