Lead Data Scientist

Our eCommerce Data team are hiring a Lead Data Scientist to be at the forefront of our global growth! Based from NEXT Head Office in Leicester!

The role

eCommerce Data provides the department and the business the means to see what is working and what is not by drawing data and analysing patterns of shopping on our site and in general.

As a Lead Data Scientist at NEXT you will build data driven solutions through state of the art Machine learning techniques in order to maximise the profitability.

What you'll take on

• Proactively lead the design, development, and deployment of data science solutions.
• Working with teams from around the business to understand problems and opportunities and gather requirements for model building.
• Interrogating large volumes of data from a range of sources, including transactional, demographic and online, to collect data for modelling.
• Building predictive models and segmentations to improve profitability and improve the customer experience.
• Working with the commercial teams to implement tests to prove the value of predictive models.
• Proactively identifying opportunities for personalisation and improvements to the customer experience.
• Present outcomes to senior leadership teams and work with stakeholders across the eCommerce team to move towards shared business goals.

What you'll bring

• BSc, MSc, or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven years of experience in Data Science, with a focus on personalisation or recommendation systems.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to guide projects from conception to deployment.
• Advanced proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and distributed processing (PySpark).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data insights into actionable business strategies.

Benefits