Data Scientist

Full time

Employment Information

Job levelMedium level

IndustryTelecommunications

Experience

LocationReading, United Kingdom

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Job Context

We are looking for a Data Scientist who will utilise data to create innovative solutions, enhancing decision-making processes, driving value, and supporting business growth.

The Data Scientist at Three plays a critical role in driving data-driven decision making, enhancing operational efficiencies, and crafting solutions that foster revenue growth and risk/fraud mitigation. They will be deeply involved in the entire data science lifecycle, from stakeholder engagement, scoping, and data collection to modelling and deployment.

Responsibilities

Design and implement ML/AI solutions using business and network data to optimise operational outcomes.
Source, extract, and transform data to perform analysis and build ML models.
Employ the Data Science Toolkit and best practices throughout the data science lifecycle.
Demonstrate structured analytical skills, consistently learning new industry and technology trends.
Advocate for best practices, even if it means challenging existing norms where AI/ML may not be the optimal solution.
Collaborate with business partners for solution support, model updates, and training needs.
Actively contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and backlog prioritisation within an agile framework.
Mentor, manage, and foster growth among ‘citizen data scientists’ in the organisation.
Team up with data analysts, data engineers, and business SMEs to ensure innovative and holistic solutions.

Experience

Expertise in Python and SQL.
Advantage with familiarity with Spark & Databricks
Demonstrated experience in designing advanced models/algorithms addressing core customer challenges.
Excellent communication, data visualisation, code management, and cloud deployment skills.
An MSc or equivalent practical experience, paired with over 4 years of professional experience in a data science role.