Data Scientist jobs in United Kingdom

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The online travel market never stands still. Within our B2B team we're smack in the middle of it! We are an entrepreneurial start-up operating in the B2B market within the world's biggest travel company. We build the tools and technology that help millions of travelers find the perfect hotels for their next trips. We are the largest and fastest-growing travel affiliate network, working with over 10,000 partners in 33 countries to turn their web traffic into hotel bookings and loyal customers.

This person will primarily be responsible for driving supply optimization initiatives to enhance competitiveness and accelerate revenue growth for Expedia's multi-billion-dollar B2B business. Key responsibilities include developing insights and recommendations related to supply optimisation, building clean reporting suites and scalable tools from new data-sets, and working cross-functionally to implement strategic initiatives and drive impactful change in the organisation. This person will work closely with other functions including Supply Strat Ops, Data Science and Product, as well as the broader analytics organisation at B2B.

• Drive proactive opportunity identification related to supply optimisation for Expedia's B2B business
• Develop new reporting suites that are clear and actionable, based on new and innovative data-sets
• Provide recommendations to executive leadership team on supply gaps and suggested business priorities, based on expected opportunity size
• Evaluate impact and learnings from any initiatives implemented
• Build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across geographies and functions working on the same topic

• Experienced Analyst: You are a Senior Business Analyst or Data Scientist with 5+ years of experience solving strategic and business problems, and you have a strong track record in project management.
• Technical Expertise: You have excellent SQL skills (Teradata, Presto, Hive), coding ability in Python or R, and a solid understanding of statistics and probability.
• Data & Testing Skills: You are confident working with large datasets, able to clean, analyze, and independently articulate hypotheses to uncover insights and anomalies. You have experience with A/B testing and bootstrapping.
• Visualization & Reporting: You are skilled in using Tableau and other data visualization tools to create clear, impactful reports.
• Communication Strengths: You communicate complex analysis effectively, tailoring your messaging to suit different audiences.
• Educational & Industry Background: You hold a degree in a quantitative field, are fluent in English, and ideally have experience in online travel or other data-intensive tech environments.

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