Senior Data Scientist

• At Twinkl, we encourage diversity, and our doors are open to everyone. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. If you need any adjustments during the application process to showcase your abilities, please let us know. We’re here to support you on your journey.
• We embrace a remote-friendly culture, giving you the flexibility to choose where you work best. Whether it’s from our amazing HQ in Sheffield, remote or something in-between, we believe that your best work happens when you have the freedom to create your ideal workspace.

Senior Data Scientist

Salary: £50,000 – £70,000

Location: Sheffield HQ / Hybrid / Remote

We are purpose-driven, helping support educators across the world with high quality educational resources.

Born in a Sheffield bedroom, we’ve grown into a global powerhouse with over 1500 employees in 13 short years and are now the UK’s digital education giant and a global leader in our field – testament to our commitment to fostering a workplace where everyone thrives. Now, backed by strategic investment, we’re evolving our ways of working to further explore exciting and innovative avenues to support the global teaching community, and sustainably support us through our ambitious growth plans.

We have a long-term vision to create a world-class data function, playing an instrumental role in key business decisions, introducing new tools and concepts and elevating the business to a higher standard of Data Literacy.

As a Senior Data Scientist with a track record of using data to drive commercial value add, you will be a pivotal part of our dynamic team of 20+ data professionals, helping to unlock the full potential of our extensive datasets.

Here’s a glimpse at what You’ll be doing:

As a Senior Data Scientist, your impact will be felt immediately across our product teams, sending ripples of innovation and improvement through our entire customer experience. You will be the go-to data expert tasked with supporting one or more of the many business areas in Twinkl; including areas such as search & recommendations, pricing, payments, marketing and production.

You will use your extensive skills in visualisations, in depth data analysis, machine learning techniques, statistical analyses, and problem solving in order to take the lead in transforming raw data into actionable insights.

Here are just some of our data projects within Twinkl you could be working on:

– Improving the ranking of our search results

– Determining optimal pricing models across our different markets

– Creating a personalised, data-driven payment retake system

– Supporting our production teams using the latest development in generative AI technology

But that’s not all! Here at Twinkl, you’ll also:

– Lead the way with ownership, innovation, and a passion for making a difference.

– Go above and beyond, putting people first and exceeding expectations.

– Do the right thing, always, with trust, understanding, and transparency as your guiding lights.

– Be lovely – positivity, humility, and inclusivity are our superpowers!

What you can expect from us:

– An environment that is supportive, and encourages innovation: Grow your expertise and explore new data science techniques and concepts!

– Support for Growth and Development: Access in-house training sessions, covering key technical and soft skills

– Collaboration and Encouragement as part of a team: Be part of Data Team Friday; a weekly data team get together to support learning and collaboration

Requirements

We look for the following skills and experience, but if you don’t have some of the skills and experience listed below, don’t let that stop you from applying!

We are looking for someone who:

– Shares our passion for Twinkl’s mission.

– Substantive commercial experience of working as a data scientist

– Strong Python & SQL skills

– Experience with visualisation software (e.g. Tableau or PowerBI)

– Considerable demonstrable experience of adding value through data driven insights

– Experience developing and deploying machine learning solutions

– Can communicate effectively with stakeholders of all levels, including at an executive level

– Strong commercial mindset

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

• From day 1 – Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home, Twinkl subscription
• After probation – company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
• Long term service rewards – Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.

Here are a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:
A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
Diversity, inclusion and belonging – our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.