Senior Data Scientist - Lead & Mentor Analytics (Hybrid)

United Utilities; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work: 3 days onsite

Benefits package

Career development

Job summary

United Utilities is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Warrington (Hybrid, 3 days on site) to lead advanced analytics and ML initiatives across the organisation. You will design, deploy and continually improve models that influence strategic decisions, while mentoring a small team of Data Scientists.

You will bridge business challenges with innovative data-driven solutions, engaging stakeholders and shaping best practices across the analytics function.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of advanced analytic techniques (Statistics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning) and ability to select approaches.
• Experience collecting, parsing, cleansing and analysing large datasets.
• Strong curiosity and interdisciplinary thinking across the scientific spectrum.
• Experience with DataBricks, ElasticSearch, relational and NoSQL databases, and data visualisation tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for data science value.
• Design, build, deploy and maintain advanced analytic and ML models.
• Develop data visualisations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead SDLC practices for analytics solutions.
• Engineer and optimise large-scale datasets.
• Evaluate ML and DL techniques for business problems.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers/Architects to build analytics pipelines.
• Ensure analytics products are secure, scalable and compliant.
• Drive methodological improvements and coding standards.
• Conduct peer reviews of code, models, and visualisations.
• Support and mentor a team of 2 Data Scientists.
• Act as SME across analytics initiatives.

Skills

Statistics

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

DataBricks

ElasticSearch

SQL

NoSQL

Data Visualization

PowerBI

Tableau

Python

R

Communication

Mentoring

Teamwork

Tools

DataBricks

ElasticSearch

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

PowerBI

Tableau

Python

R

SQL

Job description

United Utilities is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Warrington (Hybrid, 3 days on site) to lead advanced analytics and ML initiatives across the organisation. You will design, deploy and continually improve models that influence strategic decisions, while mentoring a small team of Data Scientists.

You will bridge business challenges with innovative data-driven solutions, engaging stakeholders and shaping best practices across the analytics function.