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# Data Scientist Senior Manager

- **Company:** Easyjet
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Computer Programming, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ingestion
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840620028-data-scientist-senior-manager

## About the Role

* Significant experience as a Data Scientist.
 * Strong team leadership skills: mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, driving high-impact projects and aligning with business objectives.
 * Advanced knowledge of the Data Science Toolbox - mathematics, statistics, programming, data ingestion, munging, visualisation, machine learning, optimisation, simulation, reinforcement learning, and big-data technologies.
 * Experience leading successful data-science projects in an operational setting (preferred).
 * Understanding of key user personas, customers and stakeholders and their pain points.
 * Excellent prioritisation and decision-making skills aligned with business priorities and resources.
 * Active participation in the analytics community, sharing knowledge with peers.
 * Support for team and operations to stay current with data trends., * Ownership and Delivery - Set ambitious objectives, drive results, and support team members in meeting expectations.
 * Innovation and Change - Identify efficiency improvements, encourage creativity and manage change constructively.
 * Developing Talent - Use performance management to motivate and develop high-potential individuals.
 * Inspirational Leadership - Inspire the team, communicate the bigger picture, and coach managers.

## Description

The role sits in the Ops Data & Intelligence team, the centre of excellence for data delivery, analytics and data science capabilities in Operations. It leads a 5-person data science team to leverage advanced analytics for operational performance, including on-time performance, cost efficiency and customer satisfaction., * Leadership & Team Management - Mentor and develop the data science team, foster a high-performance culture and ensure best practices in modelling, experimentation and deployment.

 * Data Science & Advanced Analytics - Design and implement predictive and prescriptive models for airline operations, applying machine learning, optimisation and statistical analysis to large, complex data sets.
 * Translation of Business Problems - Convert business challenges into analytical frameworks and actionable solutions to improve decision-making.
 * Stakeholder Engagement - Manage project prioritisation, resource allocation and communication with internal stakeholders.
 * Project Lifecycle Ownership - Lead the entire data-science project lifecycle using advanced tools and a deep understanding of easyJet's business nuances.
 * Oversight of data-science application to the operations technology strategy and product ways of working to drive better decision-making and outcomes.