Data Scientist

Key Skills

Python Programming, SQL, Azure, Cloud computing, A/B Testing, NumPy, Tableau, Scikit-learn, Algorithms, Predictive analytics, Price recommender

Job Description

Keeping millions of global customers engaged through entertainment 24 hours a day, seven days a week takes the insight, intelligence, and ingenuity of a global team of switched-on media professionals. We are QVC. The world’s biggest broadcaster-retailer and the 2nd largest online retailer. Always on – and on a mission to change the way the world shops.

About Us

QVC is so much more than a retailer. It is a broadcast network. It is an ecommerce leader. And it is a great place to work! Come discover why QVC is like no other business in the world. Be part of a team that’s re-imagining shopping, entertainment and social as one. Keeping millions of global customers engaged through entertainment 24 hours a day, seven days a week takes the insight, intelligence, and ingenuity of a global team of switched-on media professionals.

QVC UK is on the search for a talented data scientist to join our fast paced, dynamic, and fun team in Chiswick, London.

As a Data Scientist at QVC, you will:

• Be part of an international team of data scientists and data engineers, working on projects that bring value to the business.
• Build and maintain data-driven predictive models in Python.
• Help in maintenance, improving and extending of existing models (e.g., price recommender, client churn, etc.).
• Explore large datasets (e.g., conducting A/B, group testing) in SQL and Python with a view of providing the business with a descriptive or predictive analysis as a report or a dashboard in Tableau.
• Create and test ingest and pre-processing pipelines for data-driven models on cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain strong relationship with a wide range of business stakeholders.

Key Skills / Qualifications:

• MSc or equivalent in STEM discipline from an accredited university.
• Extensive experience as a data scientist or machine learning engineer.
• Proven track records of developing data-driven models (e.g., using scikit-learn, gradient boosting or other state of the art algorithms and libraries).
• Strong programming skills in Python, using libraries like pandas and NumPy for data manipulation.
• Strong skills in querying data using SQL.
• Experience working with cloud computing (Azure is preferred).

What You Bring:

• The successful data scientist will be a good team player, open to learning from colleagues and sharing own knowledge and experience.
• You are committed to following the best industry practises in how you write code, develop, test and document data science models, and share the results with the business.
• You have a strong interest in developing predictive models for retail business, including customer and product segmentation, buying behaviour, stock and price optimization, sentiment analysis, etc. and can apply solid theoretical foundations and some practical experience to achieve good results.
• You are passionate about learning and keeping abreast with the industry research and development.

Company Overview:

We are QVC. The world’s biggest broadcaster-retailer and the 2nd largest global online retailer. Always on – and on a mission to change the way the world shops. QVC UK was formed in 1993, and now operates on QVC Live, QVC Beauty and QVC Style channels, offering customers best deals on latest fashion, beauty, and technology.