Principal Data Scientist, Pricing & Experimentation

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing global ecommerce marketplace is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join their data function. In this senior role, you'll lead complex pricing and experimentation initiatives, mentor fellow data scientists, and influence pricing strategies at scale. Applicants should possess commercial experience applying data science in production, strong skills in Python and SQL, and expertise in statistical modelling. This is an excellent opportunity to drive meaningful impact in a data-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience applying data science in production environments.
• Experience in ecommerce, marketplaces, pricing, or similar data-heavy domains.
• Deep knowledge of statistical modelling and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex pricing and experimentation initiatives and building/deploying models.
• Designing and analysing A/B tests and other experimentation approaches.
• Mentoring other data scientists and contributing to best practices.

Skills

Commercial experience applying data science in production environments

Expert Python

Strong SQL

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

Designing and analysing experiments

Deploying and monitoring models

Job description

A fast-growing global ecommerce marketplace is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join their data function. In this senior role, you'll lead complex pricing and experimentation initiatives, mentor fellow data scientists, and influence pricing strategies at scale. Applicants should possess commercial experience applying data science in production, strong skills in Python and SQL, and expertise in statistical modelling. This is an excellent opportunity to drive meaningful impact in a data-centric environment.