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# Data Scientist

- **Company:** Sainsbury’s Group
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Artificial Neural Networks, Microsoft Azure, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Python (Programming Language), Azure Machine Learning, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Git, Scikit Learn, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** June 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8180922be09f812a

## About the Role

Do you have experience in SQL?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Educated to degree level, preferably within a mathematical, statistical or STEM discipline.

 * A solid track record of individually contributing to value-driving data science projects in a commercial setting.
 * You have experience of writing production grade code using Python and SQL, as some of our systems involve real-time inference that affect millions of customer transactions.
 * Strong presentation skills and business acumen, you regularly receive positive feedback about your ability to explain complex topics to non-technical audiences.
 * You can feel comfortable working independently to achieve results using your own guidance and initiative.
 * Strong statistical foundation in concepts such as regression, hypothesis testing, experimental design.
 * Experience getting the best out of sklearn and tree-based models.
 * Highly proficient in Git best practices.
 * Experience working in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP,).

Desirable

 * A relevant Post-graduate degree (Masters or PhD) within a mathematical, statistical or other STEM discipline.
 * Experience building or maintaining machine learning pipelines and endpoints in Azure ML.
 * Experience delivering value on ML projects in retail (in areas such as price elasticity or differential pricing) or supply chain (demand forecasting, optimisation etc.).
 * Experience going from unstructured business problems through to well defined Data science solutions
 * Our products often utilize mathematical optimisation, so experience in this area is highly desirable.
 * Experience in applying causal frameworks to data science solutions and applying causal inference methods.
 * Experience working with and deploying Graphical Neural Networks [GNNs] in industry.
 * Experience with other more complex models and frameworks.
 * Experience working within in a cross functional team.

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