About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Our Opportunity

We currently have an opening in our Software Engineering team for a Senior Data Scientist. As the Senior Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge data solutions to drive business growth and innovation. You will be responsible for leveraging advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to extract insights from complex data sets and develop predictive models.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deploy data-driven solutions and drive actionable insights across the organisation so a strong and deep understanding of business needs is necessary alongside strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to present captivating stories through data analysis and visualisation.

This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from either one of our London sites or our site in Cheadle, Manchester (flexible, but generally Tuesday and Wednesdays for this team).

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced analytics and machine learning models to solve complex business problems

• Analyse large, complex data sets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that drive strategic decision-making

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to identify business requirements and translate them into data science solutions

• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate models and algorithms into production systems, and ensure scalability and performance

• Develop and deploy scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support data-driven decision-making

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in data science, machine learning, and related fields, and actively seek out opportunities to apply them to enhance existing processes and methodologies

• Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the data science team

Technical Skills and Experience

• Proven experience working as a data scientist or data engineer in a fast-paced environment

• Programming languages and frameworks such as Python, R (others considered)

• Statistical analysis, machine learning and experimental design

• Big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka

• Cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure

• Data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Grafana

• Database systems such as SQL, NoSQL, and data warehousing concepts

Human Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach junior engineers

What to expect

We aim to complete a two-stage interview process, with at least one of these held in person at our Cheadle office. The interviews will focus separately on technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you. We may close this role early if we identify strong candidates within the 2 week advertising period.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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