Senior Data Scientist - Pricing & AI Optimization

WRK Digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

WRK Digital in Leeds is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a high-growth technology business where machine learning drives pricing decisions and revenue generation. You'll own production ML models for pricing and commercial decision‑making, collaborating with commercial, product, finance and engineering teams to turn opportunities into scalable data products.

This role combines advanced modelling with hands-on deployment, offering ownership, challenging optimisation problems and a clear

Qualifications

• Several years' experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
• Strong experience in pricing, optimisation, revenue management or commercially focused analytics.
• Advanced Python and SQL skills.
• Experience designing and evaluating experiments and understanding statistical performance.
• A strong understanding of machine learning techniques and predictive modelling.
• Experience working within cloud environments such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
• The ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A proven track record of turning business problems into measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise pricing and revenue-focused machine learning models.
• Design and evaluate experiments, including backtesting and online testing methodologies.
• Build predictive models to support commercial decision-making and risk assessment.
• Deploy, monitor and maintain production machine learning solutions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into scalable data products.
• Develop and improve AI-powered solutions, including LLM and automation use cases.
• Drive best practices in model development, testing, monitoring and governance.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to the wider technical direction of the team.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Pricing Analytics

Experiment Design

Job description

WRK Digital in Leeds is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a high-growth technology business where machine learning drives pricing decisions and revenue generation. You'll own production ML models for pricing and commercial decision‑making, collaborating with commercial, product, finance and engineering teams to turn opportunities into scalable data products.

This role combines advanced modelling with hands-on deployment, offering ownership, challenging optimisation problems and a clear