▷ (Urgent) Senior Data Scientist (12 Month FTC)

About EDITED EDITED is the world’s leading AI-drivenretail intelligence platform. We empower the world’s mostsuccessful brands and retailers with real-time decision makingpower. By connecting internal business and external market data,EDITED infuses intelligence into every retail decision. We helpretailers increase margins, generate more sales, and drive betterbusiness outcomes through AI-powered market and enterpriseintelligence that fuels automation. At EDITED, we foster a dynamicand inclusive culture where creativity thrives and collaboration isat the heart of everything we do. Our environment is dynamic andsupportive, encouraging team members to take initiative, innovate,and continuously grow. We value diversity, transparency, and ashared commitment to excellence, creating a workplace whereeveryone's voice is heard and contributions are recognised. Webelieve that achieving a positive work-life balance is key todriving innovation and success. Our flexible workingoptions—including hybrid working, flexible hours and a work fromanywhere policy—empower our team to perform at their best.Location:London, UK (travel to our London office will be required 2x per week as a minimum) Job type: Full-time, 12 month Fixed TermContract (with possibility of extension) Start Date: ASAP TheOpportunity We're seeking a highly motivated and experienced SeniorData Scientist to join our team. In this role, you'll be a keycontributor to our Engineering direction, impacting multiple teamsand initiatives across EDITED. You'll lead significant projects,mentor junior team members, and play a crucial role in high-leveldecision-making. What You'll Do As A Senior Data Scientist: - Leadand Deliver Impactful Projects: Take ownership of significant datascience projects, driving them from conception to completion anddelivering measurable results. - Strategic Decision-Making: Operatewith high autonomy, making strategic decisions that influence thedirection of EDITED's engineering efforts. - Mentorship and TeamLeadership: Mentor and guide junior data scientists, fosteringtheir growth and ensuring the team's success. Lead large teams andprovide thought leadership within EDITED. - Drive EngineeringDirection: Contribute to the overall engineering direction ofEDITED, impacting multiple teams and initiatives. - ProcessImprovement: Identify and implement improvements to data scienceprocesses and methodologies, enhancing efficiency andeffectiveness. - Communicate Effectively: Communicate complextechnical concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, bothinternally and potentially externally, representing EDITED. -Unblock Team Members: Proactively identify and resolve roadblocks,ensuring team members can deliver their best work. What You'llBring: - Proven commercial experience as a Data Scientist, with atrack record of leading significant projects. - Strongunderstanding of data science methodologies and best practices. -Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. - Exceptionalcommunication and presentation skills. - Experience mentoring andleading teams. - Ability to work independently and make strategicdecisions with minimal oversight. - Experience contributing to thestrategic direction of an engineering organization. What We’reLooking For In A Senior Data Scientist It’s important for us tolook for candidates that strive for excellence with a positiveattitude, a strong sense of ownership and work ethic, and a passionto consistently develop and improve their knowledge and skillset.If you’re excited about the role of (insert role title) and theopportunity to work at EDITED, we encourage you to apply even ifyou only match some, rather than all, of the requirements.Essential: - 5+ years experience as a data scientist in acommercial environment, with a proven track record of takingdata-driven projects from inception to production. - Deepunderstanding of supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms,model selection, hyperparameter tuning. - Expert in advancedstatistical concepts. - Experience in collaborating withcross-functional teams both within engineering and the widerbusiness. - Fluent in python What We Offer You As A Senior DataScientist We value our team and to attract exceptional people, weoffer an excellent package! This year, we were recognised as one ofthe top companies to work for in the UK. - You can utilise ourflexible working policy to ensure you can work around your schedule- this means starting & finishing when it suits you best! - AtEDITED we are set up to work remotely and utilise a hybrid approachwith a minimum requirement of 2 days per week in the office -Enhanced parental leave policy - 25 days annual leave + publicholidays (and an extra day for every year at EDITED) - Work fromanywhere policy - Unlimited access to L&D content library -Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes - Access to anEmployee Assistance Programme - Gifts for work anniversaries andbig life events We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and weare determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receivesless favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age,disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status,or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements whichcannot be shown to be justifiable. #J-18808-Ljbffr