Principal Data Scientist

The World
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 125K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

A/B testing
Artificial Intelligence
Python
Machine Learning
SQL Databases
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Job description

This is a senior individual contributor role (no people management), focused on solving complex, high-impact pricing problems through experimentation, causal inference and applied machine learning.

You'll work closely with our Data Science Manager, engineers and commercial leaders, acting as a technical authority and mentor while remaining hands-on. What You'll Be Doing *

  • Leading advanced pricing optimisation, elasticity modelling and experimentation
  • Designing and evaluating A/B tests, bandits and quasi-experiments
  • Building and deploying production-grade models with strong observability
  • Setting practical standards for modelling, experimentation and DS workflows
  • Mentoring senior and mid-level data scientists through review and example
  • Advising stakeholders on trade-offs between rigour, speed and business value
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Requirements

  • Deep experience applying data science in commercial environments (pricing, ecommerce or marketplaces ideal)
  • Expert Python and strong SQL
  • Advanced knowledge of statistics, ML and causal inference
  • Proven experience deploying and iterating on models in production
  • Ability to influence through expertise and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders
  • Pragmatic, outcome-focused mindset with comfort in ambiguity

Benefits & conditions

  • Work on meaningful, planet-positive problems at global scale
  • A true Principal IC role with influence but no line management
  • Partner closely with an experienced DS Manager who owns strategy and prioritisation
  • Help shape how data science is practised in a growing, evolving organisation
  • Be part of a mission-driven, collaborative and inclusive culture

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If you're a senior data scientist who thrives on complex problems, hands-on technical leadership and real-world impact - we'd love to hear from you.

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