Commercial Data Scientist: Dynamic Pricing & Forecasting

easyJet Airline Company PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Staff travel discount

Holiday 25 days

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Work Away abroad

Job summary

easyJet is hiring a Commercial Data Scientist / Data Analyst on a fixed-term contract to join the Commercial Analytics team in the UK. You will architect dynamic pricing models, forecast revenue, and optimise costs across airline networks, interfacing with business stakeholders to translate insights into strategic actions.

The role involves building robust, scalable code, collaborating with Trading, Network, Scheduling, and Inflight Retail teams, and contributing to next‑generation pricing

Qualifications

• Degree in statistics, data science, econometrics, or related field
• 2+ years in commercial analytics, algorithm development, or applied statistical/machine learning modelling
• Proficiency in SQL and Python
• Strong understanding of commercial/pricing problems and business fundamentals
• Advanced data skills: statistical modelling, machine learning, time-series forecasting, demand prediction, optimisation, inventory management
• Experience with dynamic pricing, stochastic processes, or Bayesian inference is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced algorithmic models for dynamic pricing strategies, revenue forecasting, and cost optimisation
• Test rigorously through simulations, backtests, shadow testing, and A/B experiments to quantify real-world impact
• Conduct research on airline commercial problems and emerging industry dynamics
• Translate insights into action by presenting findings and recommendations to business stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Build sustainably by maintaining robust code, comprehensive documentation, and scalable systems
• Run and maintain existing systems, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and continuous operational improvement
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Trading, Network, Scheduling, Proposition, and Inflight Retail teams to implement integrated solutions

Skills

SQL

Python

Data science

Statistics

Time-series

Education

Statistics degree

Data science degree

Tools

Pipelines

Job description

easyJet is hiring a Commercial Data Scientist / Data Analyst on a fixed-term contract to join the Commercial Analytics team in the UK. You will architect dynamic pricing models, forecast revenue, and optimise costs across airline networks, interfacing with business stakeholders to translate insights into strategic actions.

The role involves building robust, scalable code, collaborating with Trading, Network, Scheduling, and Inflight Retail teams, and contributing to next‑generation pricing