Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist role in the UK, responsible for translating business challenges into well-defined DS/ML problems, applying statistical, machine learning, and optimisation methods to address high-impact business problems, and leading the design and development of predictive models in a production environment.

Requirements

• Proven ability to translate business challenges into well-defined DS/ML or optimisation problems
• Strong hands-on experience and expertise in the Python data science ecosystem
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark (PySpark) or similar
• Strong experience in exploratory data analysis, machine learning algorithms, statistical inference, and experimental design
• Good understanding of software engineering fundamentals
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts and findings into clear, actionable insights
• Proven track record of successfully leading and shipping end-to-end data science products with measurable business value

Benefits

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus schemes
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Welcome to our teams with a tailored induction
• Wide range of training programmes
• Perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal
• Wellbeing support for all colleagues
• Charity volunteer day