Lead Quantitative Researcher, Real-Time Optimization

Relay Technologies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay Technologies is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to lead optimisation for its last‑mile network in the UK, applying operational research, ML, and advanced analytics to routing, pricing and scheduling for couriers and the marketplace. You’ll develop live, scalable solvers and collaborate with other scientists to unite ML with OR.

You’ll help grow the research culture, raise the standard for OR at Relay, and influence decisions across product, operations and partnerships in a fast‑moving,

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in operational research, from PhD, publications, or frontier industry work.
• Background in operational research or industrial engineering, or quantitative field that includes optimisation.
• Experience building optimisation systems or ML models in production with ownership of outcomes.
• Enjoy tackling large, messy problems and bringing structure to them.
• Strong collaboration and ability to explain complex ideas simply.

Responsibilities

• Lead optimisation for Relay's last mile routing, pricing and scheduling for couriers and network.
• Model and optimise decisions that define our last-mile delivery network and marketplace.
• Develop solvers and algorithms to run live at scale.
• Partner with other Scientists to unite ML and recommender systems with Operational Research.
• Raise the standard for OR at Relay, and grow the team, the research culture and our voice in the tech community.

Skills

Operational Research

Quantitative Analytics

Production ML

Industrial Engineering

Trading

Education

PhD in OR or related field

Job description

Relay Technologies is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to lead optimisation for its last‑mile network in the UK, applying operational research, ML, and advanced analytics to routing, pricing and scheduling for couriers and the marketplace. You’ll develop live, scalable solvers and collaborate with other scientists to unite ML with OR.

You’ll help grow the research culture, raise the standard for OR at Relay, and influence decisions across product, operations and partnerships in a fast‑moving,