Senior Data Scientist - Commercial

Cowley, Greater London
11 months ago
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Are you looking for new challenges and personal growth within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Then we have a great opportunity for you!
Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect?
Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?
Will you make an impact with your desire to win?

Role Overview:

The Data Scientist - Commercial (Bayesian Focus) supports the Lead Data Scientist (Commercial) in delivering AI explorations identified via the AI Incubator process.

This hands-on role requires expertise in Bayesian techniques and commercial data science models, such as market mix modelling, to drive impactful business outcomes.

 

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and implement commercial data science solutions using Bayesian methodologies.

· Collaborate with business stakeholders to align AI initiatives with commercial objectives.

· Build and optimize market mix models and similar solutions to inform decision-making.

· Provide insights and recommendations based on statistical analysis and machine learning.

· Stay abreast of advancements in Bayesian modelling and its commercial applications.

 

Qualifications:

· PhD or Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.

· Strong expertise in Bayesian modelling and statistical techniques.

· Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (e.g., Databricks, Azure).

· Experience in developing market mix models and other commercial data science applications.

· Strong communication skills for conveying technical insights to stakeholders.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to 

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio

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