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Associate Data Scientist - Operations Research
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · 4 days/week in office · London, United Kingdom
Experience
3 years
Job description
Associate Data Scientist role with a background in Operations Research, owning the full process from ideation and research through to production deployment. The role sits in either the Pricing or Matching team, working on problems such as dynamic pricing and bipartite matching.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Hybrid · 4 days/week in office · London, United Kingdom
- Pay
- GBP 50,000 – 70,000 / year
What you'll do
- Collaborate with engineers, Data Scientists, designers, and product managers to solve ambiguous problems
- Research, prototype, and ship ML and optimisation models into production
- Continuously improve existing algorithms and identify opportunities for new ones
What we're looking for
- Master's or PhD in Operations Research, Mathematics, Management Science or a closely related field with a focus on optimisation
- Strong foundation in mathematical optimisation or mathematical programming
- Solid knowledge of probability & statistics
- Solid knowledge of Reinforcement Learning and Casual Inference
- Excellent programming skills in Python and core ML tooling (e.g. SQL, PyTorch, etc.)
Nice to have
- Exposure to dynamic pricing, auction design, or marketplace matching problems
- Publication in Q1/A* journals, participation in NeurIPS and other conferences
Benefits
- Employee stock options plan
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Life and critical illness cover
- Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
- Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Professional development stipend
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About Wheely
Redefining premium transportation
Wheely blends cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts. It is a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue, having recently launched in New York City and expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA.
Key facts
- premium transportation
- More than 100,000 active riders
- 1,200 corporate accounts
- $43M raised
- Over $100M in annual revenue
- Recently launched in New York City