Data Scientist

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.