Data Scientist - Optimisation 6 Months Hybrid - 3 days per week on site at Heathrow £Market rate (Inside IR35) Role Purpose This role is responsible for developing industrialised optimisation and machine learning models as part of a full-stack product squad delivering operations decision-support software. ***Please note - The ideal candidate MUST HAVE strong experience with Optimisation*** Scope As a key member of a product squad, reporting to the Lead Product Data Scientist, the Data Scientist will: Develop data pipelines, machine learning models, and optimisation models Own modelling and robust feature implementation Ensure seamless integration into the technical stack and business processes Accountabilities The Data Scientist is accountable for the full value chain of building industrialised data-science software products, including: Business problem understanding Analysis and visualisation Prototyping ML and optimisation models in Python Production-grade software development Data pipelines and orchestration CI/CD, testing, logging, and robustness Stakeholder engagement and roadmap contribution Agile ways of working Core Traits Systems thinking Detail-oriented with big-picture awareness Curious, proactive, resilient Data-driven and pragmatic Collaborative technologist Skills and Capabilities Machine learning, optimisation, and operations research Fluent Python; strong DS/ML libraries Cloud pl...