Reporting to one of our Lead Data Scientists, our Senior Data Scientist is a key appointment to the Jet2.com Data Science Team. You’ll take responsibility for the delivery of key data science initiatives capable of realising significant value, combining insights gained from multiple large data sources with the contextual understanding and experience of our colleagues across the business.
In this exciting role, you’ll be joining an established team of 30 Data Science professionals based across our UK and India bases, who are using Data Science to understand, automate and optimise key business processes. Our team works right across the broad range of our customer journey: from informing our marketing strategy, pricing our products, understanding our customers and their needs before, during and after their experience, and improving our airline and holiday operations.
As our Senior Data Scientist, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits including:
- Hybrid working (we’re in the office 2 days per week)
- Colleague discounts on Jet2holidays and Jet2.com flights
- Access to a generous discretionary profit share scheme
At Jet2.com and Jet2holidays we’re working together to deliver an amazing journey, literally! We work together to really drive forward a ‘Customer First’ ethos, creating unforgettable package holidays and flights. We couldn’t do it without our wonderful people.
What you’ll be doing:
As our Senior Data Scientist, you’ll be expected to work with internal teams across the business, to identify, collaborate with, and enthuse stakeholders across the wider group. You’ll also: -
- Take responsibility for the delivery of an initiative and adopt our ways of working, being able to break down initiatives into measurable tasks, and report progress and issues blocking progress.
- Working within a pod of Data Scientists under management of a Lead Data Scientist, you’ll execute the application of machine learning and statistical modelling tools suited to the identified initiative.
- Be skilled at storytelling, being able to explain the generated solution to our stakeholders and produce recommendations on how the business can realise value from this work.
- Throughout the projects, you’ll ensure you have an awareness of and are adhering to the appropriate regulatory and internal policy requirements.
What you’ll have:
- You’ll be highly numerate with a statistical background, with strong expertise in Python being desirable.
- You’ll have strong SQL skills, with exposure to Snowflake desirable, and the ability to create clear data visualisations in tools such as Tableau, will be essential.
- You’ll have demonstrable experience in delivering data science initiatives from concept into production would be highly desirable.
- Some familiarity with cloud platforms available for data science and storage would also be desirable.
- You’ll be skilled in gathering data from multiple sources, in multiple formats, and cleansing and enriching that data.
- You’ll have an appreciation of the importance of data governance, and of how to assess and enhance the quality of our data.
- Given the pace of change in new technologies and techniques, you’ll show commitment to keeping your knowledge up to date through self-learning, and be supported with opportunities to complete relevant courses, attend industry events, and obtain technical certifications.
- You’ll also be given the opportunity to pass on your expertise to and coach our Data Scientists, and be supported to develop the people management skills required for that next step in your career progression.
Join us as we redefine travel experiences and create memories for millions of passengers. At Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, your potential has no limits. Apply today and let your career take flight!
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