Tesco looks to boost data science operation
Tesco has a new opening in its data science team.
The grocery giant is on the hunt for a senior data scientist, to be based in London.
“The role will focus on supporting (the increasingly important) online shopping experience here at Tesco,” Stuart Barrow, Head of Data Science, said in a LinkedIn post.
“This is a hands-on position where you will need to leverage your analytical mindset to find solutions to complex problems. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will need to understand difficult business problems and prototype solutions with minimal support. Apply, modify and design algorithms and mathematical models to solve business problems on top of big data architectures (Hadoop, Spark) is a core component of the role,” the job spec states.
“Our data scientists will need to be able to validate, document and present the modelling process and performances, as well as communicate complex solutions in a clear, understandable way to non-experts. Data scientists are also responsible for promoting data science across Tesco and promote Tesco across the external data science community.”
“Finally, as a Senior Data Scientist, you will be expected to drive innovation and take ownership of aspects of the project development, help the Data Science Manager and the Product Manager manage the relationships with the business stakeholders and mentor/supervise junior members of the team and/or interns.”
