Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits Location: HolbornStore Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT Contract type:Permanent Business area: Marketing Closing date: 16 May 2025Requisition ID: 303187 We’d all like amazing work to do, and realwork-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re oneof the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largestwebsites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lotfaster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms andCreative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights,and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More peopleshopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks todata insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobodyelse does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the bestagencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow andexperience new teams, come and explore it all with us. Senior DataScientist (C5) Division/Department Data & Analytics LocationHolborn store support centre Reporting to Data Science ManagerDirectly or indirectly manages Budget In a nutshell As a SeniorData Scientist in the Customer Value & Understanding (CVU)team, you will play a crucial role in growing our ability topersonalise Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat marketingcommunications, driving desired customer behaviour by building andoptimising customer models that feed into messaging, offers anddiscounts across a wide array of channels. What I am accountablefor Collaborating with stakeholders within marketing, analytics andinsight teams to understand their needs and uncover opportunitiesto grow customer understanding and optimise marketing activitiesPlanning and scoping machine learning solutions to marketingchallenges and opportunities that will support customer loyalty andgenerate further value Leveraging our vast dataset to develop newcustomer models using techniques such as causal inference,regression, classification, clustering and graphing Maintaining andoptimising existing models to adapt to changing needs and ensurebest model performance for stakeholders Collaborating withengineering teams to harness the full potential of our vast sourcedata and ensure models are deployed according to best practicePresenting work to stakeholders across the business includingsenior leadership teams and supporting end-users to integrate modeloutputs into their varied marketing and insights activitiesBecoming a recognised expert in data science techniques used forCVU modelling and be opinionated on future approaches, includingstate of the art techniques where appropriate Supporting colleagueswithin CVU team (3 data scientists and 1 associate data scientist)by sharing expertise and assisting project work e.g. helping defineanalytical approaches and reviewing code Actively contributing toour vibrant Data and Analytics community of over 800 colleagues,providing a view on new techniques and approaches that can drivepositive change in wider teams What I need to know Experience inprevious data science roles or similar Strong coding ability acrossPython and SQL, with a proven experience of analysing data in acorporate environment Experience using Jupyter notebooks andversion control within a team using Git. High understanding andextensive experience using machine learning techniques e.g.regression, classification, clustering, graphing networksExperience of generating data science solutions by working withmarketing and customer data to drive business activity Strongawareness and understanding of technology trends and developmentsin data science, analytics and AI Experience in MLOps, data scienceengineering, or model deployment using tools such as Github and AWSWhat I need to show Curiosity, scepticism and attention to detailregarding data quality, samples, bias and ethics. Strong analyticalskills and statistical understanding Business acumen and commercialawareness Excellent communication skills including the ability toexplain complex analytical techniques to non-technical audiencesStakeholder management skills to work closely with varied teams,collaborate throughout project development and support model usageCreativity and proactivity to identify and pursue new modellingopportunities or approaches to better support stakeholdersConfidence in working independently to plan and deliver end-to-endprojects, as well collaborating in a team environment Ability tosupport in the development, training and mentoring of othersConsideration for the end-customer perspectives and experiencesSupport we will provide A vibrant team to bounce ideas off and tosupport you with varied experiences and backgrounds A large widercommunity of data scientists, analysts and engineers to shareknowledge and learn new skills and approaches; for exampletechnical capabilities, statistics, tooling, business processesMentoring from data science managers Personal developmentopportunities including peer training, online internal and externalself-development tools, conference attendance etc. Date of last jobevaluation 11/04/25 Please note : This role profile is aimed atdescribing the core output that should be achieved in this role. Itis not intended to include specific tasks, temporary activities orprojects to recognise flexibility in a changing context. We arecommitted to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomedwhoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s alwaysthe chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of anevolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we takedevelopment seriously and promise to support you. We also recogniseand celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, wherepossible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’llalso offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% onyour shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU andHabitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at pointsduring the year. We've also got you covered for your future withour pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share inour success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonusof up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeingis important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance,and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provideprivate healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will helpyour money go further such as season ticket loans, interest freecar loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans,salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before payday) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds ofother retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an EmployeeAssistance Programme. Moments that matter are as important to us asthey are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay formaternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternityleave. Please seewww.sainsburys.jobsfor a range of our benefits(note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).#J-18808-Ljbffr
