Senior Data Scientist

We’re looking to recruit a Senior Data Scientist, to join the Advanced Analytics team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics. This is a really unique opportunity for you to be at the forefront of Toyota GB’s mission to apply the latest and most exciting Data Science ideas!

Whistle stop – Overview

In this role you will be managing a small team of Data Scientists and will lead on the delivery of innovative projects and products that use data and advanced analytics to identify trends, insights and opportunities to inform business decision-making from a customer experience and retention perspective.

You will be working with large and complex sets of quantitative and qualitative data, and applying various analytical, statistical and machine learning techniques. They're beginning to invest more of their Data Science capability into the Azure stack as they move away from their legacy set-up, and are ideally looking for a professional with a keen interest in Databricks and Azure ML.

About TGB – In a nutshell

You may already follow Toyota and Lexus (or TGB as we affectionately call ourselves) on social media or in the news and have heard about the great things that Toyota, Lexus & Kinto continue to achieve globally, well, what we do here at TGB helps achieve those great things! Here at out ECO HQ in Surrey, we support our Centre Network as the Sales and Marketing functions for both Toyota and Lexus in the UK. We are a diverse team with a common goal: To do business the way that customers love.

What you’ll get at TGB - Great people deserve great things

Enabling you to be the best you can be is top on the list at TGB, so it’s more than just an externally benchmarked salary and bonus that puts smiles on the faces of people that work here:

• Deferred Credit Scheme (Car Scheme)
• Wellness Benefits portal to help you make flexible choices that are right for you and your family
• Access to attractive car schemes for you (& your family) for Toyota & Lexus cars
• Eco HQ, free parking & restaurant offering a fantastic working environment
• Generous annual leave which increases with service and holiday trading option.
• Flexible working initiatives*
• 2 volunteering days per year and various Corporate & Social Responsibility initiatives.
• Dental insurance and healthcare cash back to compliment Private Medical Healthcare, Employee Assistance Program & eye tests
• Preferential rates for insurance policies including critical illness
• Exclusive discounts & discount website
• Onsite gym, Sports and Social Club, cycle to work scheme & flu jabs to keep you healthy
• Regular 121s with your manager, a personal development plan reviewed quarterly with a range of training & support (as per the TGB Management Deal)
• Annual events and random acts of kindness throughout the year (e.g, summer party, Green month BBQ)
• This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days a week in the office, and 2 days working from home

*We don’t take a cookie cutter approach to working flexibly because this means different things to different people. It’s best to talk to us about the flexibility you’d like at the interview and although we can’t promise that we’ll be able to give you exactly what you want, we will definitely promise not to judge you for asking. We love it that lots of our people work flexibly!

You want in? (see below job profile for more information) To be considered for this role, the skills you’ll need to have include:

• Excellent analytical skills - the ability to identify trends, patterns and insights from data
• Ability to simply and clearly communicate with non-data scientists.
• Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
• Experience working with and creating data architectures.
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for stakeholders using commercial data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau, Digazu etc.)
• Experience with working with Big Data & Enterprise level data repositories
• Experience in utilising and blending multiple data sources to support the modelling process
• Creating standards, policies & best practice

Toyota loves diversity –

To innovate, we need diversity of thought so a diverse and inclusive workplace is hugely important to us. We won’t discriminate against any protected characteristics, will judge applications on merit and won’t make any assumptions. We’re signed up & committed to the disability confident scheme.

If you ended up reading this far and what we’ve said has sparked your interest, that’s great! You’ll find more info in the Job Profile below. If you’d like to be considered for the role – You can apply directly through our careers site.

We use Willo one-way video interviewing as part of our recruitment process. We’ll provide you with some more information around this as you progress through the stages.