In YouGov Shopper, we believe that constant innovation is the key to improve the pertinence and quality of the data that we receive from our consumer panel members and app users.
To achieve this goal, we have developed a coding framework that automatically enriches shop receipts and consequently reduces work for our panelists.
As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll be part of a cross-functional team of machine learning engineers, developers, and fellow data scientists. Together, you'll help design and build new components of our coding framework, enabling richer insights by enhancing consumer panel purchase data. You'll take the lead on a workstream within the team — owning its technical direction, coordinating the work of others contributing to it, and making sure it delivers against the team's broader goals.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do:
- Lead a workstream within the project team: define its technical approach, break it down into tasks, and coordinate the data scientists and engineers contributing to it.
- Develop, implement, and standardize NLP and ML solutions for tasks such as text classification, clustering, entity recognition, and semantic search, from proof-of-concept to production.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis and create clear visualizations to communicate patterns and trends to the team and stakeholders.
- Be an active and influential member of our Agile Team, drive the definition of tasks within your workstream, share findings, raise risks and uncertainty, and challenge priorities during plannings.
- Present your workstream's progress and achievements to the team and broader audience during agile ceremonies (sprint reviews, system demos…).
- Screen the market for potential new and innovative Data Science approaches relevant to your workstream, and stay up to date with advancements in machine learning and NLP.
- Create and improve methods and tools, and contribute to and help define best practices around Data Science.
- Share Data Science knowledge within the team, mentor less experienced colleagues contributing to your workstream, and support their growth.
- Work across teams and projects to broaden your understanding of the various areas within YouGov Shopper.
These are the essentials for having an interview:
- Typically 5+ years of professional experience in data science, applied ML, or a related field.
- Experience leading a workstream, project, or initiative within a team — coordinating others' contributions and owning technical decisions.
- Expert knowledge of statistics, probability, and machine learning techniques, including statistical and predictive modeling.
- Expert proficiency in Python and its data science ecosystem (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, statsmodels), with good working knowledge of SQL/NoSQL.
- Strong experience with NLP techniques and libraries (tokenization, embeddings, transformers, Hugging Face Transformers, spaCy, or NLTK) and exposure to deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Good understanding of cloud environments and architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for data and ML workloads.
- Ability to translate and clearly communicate sophisticated analytical information to both technical and non-expert audiences.
Tools & Technology
- Jupyter, Python, and Python best practices and coding standards (PyCharm, R-Studio Server, Zeppelin).
- Python frameworks such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, statsmodels.
- Git, GitLab, CI/CD awareness.
- Collaboration & documentation: JIRA, Confluence, Teams, Miro.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
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Skills Required
- Typically 5+ years of professional experience in data science, applied machine learning, or a related field
- Experience leading a workstream, project, or initiative, including coordinating contributions and owning technical decisions
- Expert knowledge of statistics, probability, and machine learning techniques, including statistical and predictive modeling
- Expert proficiency in Python and its data science ecosystem, including pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and statsmodels
- Good working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL
- Strong experience with NLP techniques and libraries, including tokenization, embeddings, transformers, Hugging Face Transformers, spaCy, or NLTK
- Exposure to deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Good understanding of cloud environments and architectures, including AWS, GCP, or Azure, for data and machine learning workloads
- Ability to translate and clearly communicate sophisticated analytical information to technical and non-expert audiences
- Experience with Jupyter and Python best practices and coding standards
- Experience or awareness of Git, GitLab, and CI/CD
- Experience with collaboration and documentation tools including JIRA, Confluence, Teams, or Miro
What We Do
YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology group. Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world thinks. With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks. At the core of our platform is an ever-growing source of connected consumer intelligence that has developed daily over our 20 years of operation. We call it living data. All of our products and services draw upon this detailed understanding of our 26+ million registered panel members in over 55 markets to deliver accurate, actionable consumer insights. Our innovative solutions help the world’s most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to explore, plan, activate and track better marketing activities: Explore Actionable answers from your audience - from syndicated data and in-depth custom research to quick surveys and polls. Plan Unlock the most complete view of your audience, with over a million profiling points. Activate Supercharge campaigns with precision targeting and unmissable advertising. Track Continuously monitor what the world thinks about brands, campaigns and your competition, with daily updates. As innovators and pioneers of online market research, we have a strong reputation as a trusted source of accurate data and insights. Testament to this, YouGov data is regularly referenced by the global press, and we are the most quoted market research source in the world (Meltwater 2022).
