Senior Optimization Scientist - Last-Mile Logistics

Relay; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay in London is seeking a Senior Operational Research Scientist to lead optimisation for our last-mile network, delivering best routing, pricing and scheduling decisions for couriers and the network. You will model, simulate and optimize the decisions that define our delivery marketplace, and push for scalable, live-solutions.

You will develop solvers and algorithms, integrate ML with OR, and help grow our research culture and team in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment that values

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in operational research or industrial engineering with frontier experience.
• PhD or publications in quantitative disciplines related to optimisation.
• Experience building production-grade optimisation systems or ML models.

Responsibilities

• Lead optimisation for the company's last mile routing, pricing and scheduling decisions.
• Model and optimise the decisions that define the last-mile delivery network and marketplace.
• Develop solvers and algorithms to perform live at scale.
• Partner with scientists to unite ML and recommender systems with operational research.
• Grow the research culture and the OR team within the company.

Skills

Operational Research

Optimization

Machine Learning

Quantitative discipline

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Operational Research

Job description

Relay in London is seeking a Senior Operational Research Scientist to lead optimisation for our last-mile network, delivering best routing, pricing and scheduling decisions for couriers and the network. You will model, simulate and optimize the decisions that define our delivery marketplace, and push for scalable, live-solutions.

You will develop solvers and algorithms, integrate ML with OR, and help grow our research culture and team in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment that values