Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

Join Forge Holiday Group as a Senior Data Scientist! We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Science team. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll design, build and ship machine learning models that solve real commercial problems and help shape the future of our customer, owner and commercial experiences.

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5:30pm

Reporting to: our Head of Data Science

Part of: our Data Science team

What you'll be doing:

• Design, build and ship ML models that solve real business problems


• Work across areas including pricing, personalisation, forecasting and customer experience


• Turn complex business challenges into practical, commercially valuable solutions


• Take projects from problem framing and exploration through to production


• Build and maintain reliable models using modern MLOps practices


• Partner with product, commercial and engineering teams


• Mentor other Data Scientists and help raise the technical bar across the team

What you'll bring:

• Strong hands-on Data Science & ML experience


• Advanced Python and SQL, with pandas, scikit-learn and XGBoost/LightGBM


• Experience across areas such as forecasting, segmentation, recommendations, ranking or behavioural modelling


• Proven experience taking ML projects into production


• Strong commercial thinking and communication skills


• Experience with model monitoring, retraining and MLOps


• Experience in travel, hospitality, marketplaces or consumer platforms is a bonus, as is experience with LLMs, GenAI, Azure ML or Microsoft Fabric

Additional Benefits:

• 33 days holiday (+ up to 5 extra with long service)


• Option to purchase extra holiday days if you wish


• A day off for your birthday


• Two paid volunteering days per year


• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at 100% pay)


• Hybrid & flexible working


• Health cash plan, wellbeing discounts, and 24/7 mental health support


• Exclusive discounts on holiday stays for you, family, and friends

Diversity and Inclusion:

We're all about diversity, inclusion, and bringing your authentic self to work. Need adjustments for the recruitment process?

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Join Forge Holiday Group as a Senior Data Scientist!We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Science team. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll design, build and ship machine learning models that solve real commercial problems and help shape the future of our customer, owner and commercial experiences.Up to £70,000 per annum37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5:30pmReporting to our Head of Data SciencePart of our Data Science teamWhat you'll be doing:Design, build and ship ML models that solve real business problemsWork across areas including pricing, personalisation, forecasting and customer experienceTurn complex business challenges into practical, commercially valuable solutionsTake projects from problem framing and exploration through to productionBuild and maintain reliable models using modern MLOps practicesPartner with product, commercial and engineering teamsMentor other Data Scientists and help raise the technical bar across the teamWhat you'll
bring:Strong hands-on Data Science & ML experienceAdvanced Python and SQL, with pandas, scikit-learn and XGBoost/LightGBMExperience across areas such as forecasting, segmentation, recommendations, ranking or behavioural modellingProven experience taking ML projects into productionStrong commercial thinking and communication skillsExperience with model monitoring, retraining and MLOpsExperience in travel, hospitality, marketplaces or consumer platforms is a bonus, as is experience with LLMs, GenAI, Azure ML or Microsoft Fabric.33 days holiday (+ up to 5 extra with long service)Option to purchase extra holiday days if you wish.A day off for your birthdayTwo paid volunteering days per yearEnhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at 100% pay)Hybrid & flexible workingHealth cash plan, wellbeing discounts, and 24/7 mental health supportExclusive discounts on holiday stays for you, family, and friendsWe're all about diversity, inclusion, and bringing your
authentic self to work. Need adjustments for the recruitment process?Ready to make an impact? Join Forge Holiday Group and help shape the future of data science #J-18808-Ljbffr