Data Scientist London, England
Job description
Data Scientist
Permanent/ Full Time
London with hybrid working
At Drax, our purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. We’re leading the way on innovative technologies and products to decarbonise, including BioEnergy Carbon Capture and Storage.
We’re now recruiting for a Data Scientist to come and join our Data team!
About the role
You’ll play a key role in this transformation by conducting descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics to solve complex business problems. This will mean using big data and data science, and the rest of your technical data skills and knowledge, to develop and implement appropriate models and solutions.
You’ll be responsible for the delivery of projects in line with the company’s vision. This will mean monitoring and improving performance, identifying and fixing issues, and helping to design and deliver innovative new products to market. Project scope will include supply chain analysis, support tools for our power stations, production cost and efficiency improvement, predictive maintenance, operation research and energy trading.
Using your experience, you’ll manage and manipulate large volumes of data to provide insightful and revealing analysis. You’ll also research and apply new data science techniques in a pragmatic way that shows you understand their limitations.
About you
You’ll need to have solid analytical background and commercial experience in data science and machine learning techniques. Specifically, you’ll have experience with SQL, as well as Python and its associated libraries. You’ll also need experience working with cloud technologies, ideally AWS or Azure.
About Drax
Drax is playing a vital role in helping change the way energy is generated, supplied, and used. To learn more about how we are enabling zero carbon, lower cost energy future, click here.
We offer colleagues a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. This includes company-funded benefits which provide protection for your family, support your health and wellbeing and retirement savings plans to help you prepare for a secure future. Our range of benefits means we can support you in keeping active, staying connected and looking after your mental and financial wellbeing, too.
Application process
Drax is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
To obtain a copy of the job description, please contact [email protected]. If you are ready to submit your application, hit the ‘Apply now’ button!
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