Senior Data Scientist (f/m/d)
About this role
Analytical professionals who enjoy turning complex data into commercial strategies will thrive in this position at Awin. The data team builds advanced analytical and machine learning capabilities to support decision-making across commercial and client-facing operations. This person will lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of predictive models, recommendation systems, and forecasting solutions.
This role exists to ensure the group fully leverages its available data for measurable business impact. Responsibilities include building scalable feature pipelines, defining evaluation frameworks, and collaborating closely with product, engineering, and commercial teams. A successful candidate brings deep technical expertise in Python and Databricks alongside a collaborative mindset for mentoring peers.
What you will do
- Lead the development and deployment of machine learning, forecasting, recommendation, and analytical solutions that create measurable business impact.
- Partner with stakeholders across Product, Commercial, Engineering, and Data teams to identify opportunities and translate business challenges into data-driven solutions.
- Design and implement robust evaluation frameworks, experiments, and success metrics to measure performance and business outcomes.
- Apply statistical modelling, machine learning, and advanced analytical techniques to solve complex business problems and generate actionable insights.
- Build scalable feature engineering, model development, and deployment workflows in collaboration with Data Engineering and Software Engineering teams.
- Drive rapid MVP development, validating ideas quickly while ensuring a path to sustainable production solutions.
- Define and promote best practices for model development, evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
- Mentor and support other data scientists, contributing to technical capability and knowledge sharing across the team.
What you need
- Bring five or more years of experience working as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Scientist, or similar role.
- Demonstrate proven experience delivering machine learning and analytical solutions from discovery through to deployment and business impact.
- Possess advanced proficiency in Python and relevant data science libraries, including NumPy, PySpark, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and/or PyTorch.
- Show strong experience using Databricks, including Jobs, Asset Bundles, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
- Have experience working with business stakeholders to define problems, scope solutions, and communicate outcomes effectively.
- Demonstrate experience mentoring data scientists or providing technical leadership within a cross-functional team.
- Hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
Benefits
- Flexi-Week: four-day Flexi-Week with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week at full pay
- Flexi-office: hybrid and remote working scheme designed to foster mutual trust and flexibility
- Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: monthly allowance for running costs and a furniture package for a home workspace
- Health and Wellbeing: support and access to various initiatives and sports offers
- Development: access to Awin Academy for professional and personal growth trainings
- Appreciation: peer-to-peer recognition programme with voucher rewards
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote work policy?
We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility. You will also receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home.
What does the work schedule look like?
We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
What technologies and tools will I use?
You will use advanced proficiency in Python and relevant data science libraries, including NumPy, PySpark, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and/or PyTorch. We also require strong experience using Databricks, including Jobs, Asset Bundles, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
What professional development opportunities are available?
We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development.