Data Scientist

at  WiQ

DATA SCIENTIST

• Permanent role as part of the HomeRun and wiq teams
• Surry Hills office location with WFH flexibility
• Use your data science skills to solve complex problems within logistics
  HomeRun is a brand new business inside the Woolworths group. We aspire to create Australia’s leading Last Mile Business, powering the eCommerce growth of all Woolworths Group brands through an exceptional last mile customer experience at competitive economics.
  HomeRun provides an end-to-end Last Mile solution with the team, technology and operations to offer differentiated customer experiences at scale across Australia and New Zealand.
  We use the strength and scale of our amazing retail brands, supply chain, fulfilment centres and edge network of more than 1,200 stores (located within 10 min of 90% of Australians) to deliver leading reliability, coverage and efficiency. Sustainability & driver experience are core to our purpose. We want to lead the way to a green last mile with a commitment to a 100% electric fleet by 2030 and becoming the driver employer of choice through ease of pickup, earning potential & focus on safety.
  We’re not a boring logistics department inside a large retailer. We are a nimble, entrepreneurial, technology & data led team passionate about driving the growth of eCommerce by step changing the quality of last mile customer experience in Australia.
  We are building best-in-class last-mile optimization technologies today and are exploring the solutions of tomorrow by investing in autonomous drones and other emerging technologies.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

We are looking for a curious minded individual with experience utilising their data science skills to solve complex business problems. This role will require collaborating closely with colleagues and working with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied Statistics, or Mathematics
• Proven experience in a similar role where you have applied advanced analytical and statistical methods in the commercial world and data science methods to business problems.
• You have exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders and strong presentation skills to explain complex analytical concepts.
• Advanced working knowledge of analytical programming using Python and SQL along with exposure to GCP and/or Azure is essential.

• Experience with mathematical optimisationPrevious experience optimising ecommerce fulfilment processes and/or last mile problems would be beneficial but is not essential

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are looking for a Data Scientist to work in the wiq Data Science and Analytics team and as part of HomeRun, supporting projects in the last mile problem space to develop and implement machine learning and mathematical optimisation models to drive last mile efficiencies and increase customer convenience and satisfaction.

You will create and manage the pipeline of work to ensure delivery within timeframes & ensure effective adoption of data science models and outputs. You will champion data science across numerous stakeholders to demonstrate the benefits of data science in driving improved business outcomes.

• Working closely with key stakeholders to understand business questions and execute data science projects that deliver business solutions
• Developing data science products and solutions for our stakeholders as well as for our data science team
• End-to-end data science execution including scoping, building, testing, implementation, maintenance, tracking and optimisation of predictive models
• Writing highly optimised code to advance our internal Data Science Toolbox

• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment with specialists in machine learning, engineering, and data engineeringAdding real-world impact to your academic expertise, as you will need to create documentation and present at meetings to non-technical stakeholders who need to understand what you are presenting

We are looking for a curious minded individual with experience utilising their data science skills to solve complex business problems. This role will require collaborating closely with colleagues and working with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied Statistics, or Mathematics
• Proven experience in a similar role where you have applied advanced analytical and statistical methods in the commercial world and data science methods to business problems.
• You have exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders and strong presentation skills to explain complex analytical concepts.
• Advanced working knowledge of analytical programming using Python and SQL along with exposure to GCP and/or Azure is essential.
• Experience with mathematical optimisationPrevious experience optimising ecommerce fulfilment processes and/or last mile problems would be beneficial but is not essentia