Data Scientist - Forecasting

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Due to team growth we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist with either forecasting or strong statistical, probabilistic or time series modelling experience to join our team!

This is a hybrid role based out of our Welwyn Garden City office.

About the Team:

At Tesco, our Data Science team focuses on modelling sophisticated business problems and deploying data products at scale. Our work spans across multiple areas including physical stores, online, supply chain, marketing and Clubcard, where we encourage rotation amongst our colleagues, so they can gain expertise in different subjects.

Our team members are encouraged to allocate working hours for learning and personal development every week and are provided with multiple learning resources and tools. Multiple academic collaborations enrich the team expertise; knowledge-sharing events are regular.

Furthermore, we have a phenomenal work-life balance, team days, opportunities to attend and speak at conferences and a relaxed but very engaging culture.

• Using your analytical mentality you will find solutions to sophisticated problems.
• Apply, modify and help design algorithms and mathematical models to tackle forecasting business problems on top of big data architectures (Hadoop, Spark).
• Validate, document and present the modelling process and performances, as well as communicate sophisticated solutions in a clear, understandable way to non-experts.
• Promote data science across Tesco and promote Tesco across the external community.
• Mentor or support junior members of the team

We are looking for ambitious Data Scientists with forecasting experience and a mix of statistics, programming skills, and familiarity with time series analysis. You will have experience in one or more of the following fields: probabilistic modelling, forecasting, or time series modelling. Experience of machine learning techniques is also preferred.

Please note that we are able to consider individuals with either proven industry experience working as a Data Scientist or someone who has just finished their PhD in a mathematical, engineering or scientific subject area. Previous forecasting or strong statistical experience is a must.

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.