Data Scientist III, Product Analytics

Expedia, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global travel technology company based in London is seeking a Data Scientist III to enhance traveler experiences and drive product growth. The candidate will work with SQL, Python, or R to analyze data and automate processes. A degree in a related field and 2-4 years of relevant experience are required. Join a vibrant culture focused on innovation and growth.

Benefits

Exciting travel perks

Generous time-off

Parental leave

Career development resources

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of work experience or 4+ years in a comparable data analytics role.
• Expert in SQL and Python or R; other machine learning languages a plus.
• Ability to design complex experiments and apply multivariate analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify insights to improve traveler experience and drive product growth.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team on various analytical problems.
• Automate repeatable processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data visualization principles

Statistical methods

Education

University degree in Mathematics, Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated, and we know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Data Scientist III

Introduction to team:

The Traveler Business Team builds and drives growth for our global consumer businesses—Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. This division creates compelling and differentiated traveler value for each brand by setting the strategic vision, operating strategy, and plan. Responsibilities include investment allocation and prioritization, P&L accountability, and leading cross-functional teams across Expedia Group, who are all held accountable to a single scorecard.

We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join the Product Analytics team that is working on Property Experience and Offers.

As a Data Scientist, you will help identify insights to improve the traveler experience and drive product growth. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team on a wide range of problems. You will bring scientific rigor and statistical methods to the challenges of business growth and product development.

What you'll do:

• You will be expert with SQL, Python or R. Any other major machine learning programming language is a nice to have.
• You will design complex experiments and apply common methods such as linear and non-linear regression, multivariate analysis.
• You will display advanced domain knowledge (e.g., travel, online retail), business acumen (understanding the underlying business objectives), and critical reasoning skills.
• You will know and apply data visualization principles consistently, resulting in clear and consistent outcomes.
• You will influence action and results through clear writing, in an accessible way for a wide audience. Structure presentations around a clear narrative and be concise in what's included. Present clearly and engagingly, anticipating questions.
• You will frame Expedia's most complex business problems as analytics problems with concrete analytical tasks.
• You will automate repeatable work to improve efficiency and scalability.
• You will provide guidance and coaching to other team members on statistical techniques.

Who you are:

• You have a university degree in Mathematics, Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field, with 2-4 years of work experience or 4+ years in a comparable data analytics role.
• You are a high-performing individual contributor who applies and enhances analytics capabilities, principles, and playbooks to solve complex business issues and opportunities.
• You develop and drive significant and sustained change and performance improvement from data-driven insights across various areas or contexts.

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