Data Scientist, AnyVan

Operations Research

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SQL
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London

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3-5 days a week in office (Hammersmith, London)

AnyVan

Delivery, removals and transport marketplace

Job no longer available

AnyVan

Delivery, removals and transport marketplace

201-500 employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceLogisticsTransportFreightDelivery

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
SQL
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office (Hammersmith, London)

201-500 employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceLogisticsTransportFreightDelivery

Company mission

To reduce carbon emissions through efficient logistics by developing a best in class technology platform using clever algorithms.

Role

Who you are

  • Strong academic background in Operations Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, or Statistics (or fields related to algorithms)
  • Some experience and a passion for developing Optimisation or machine learning solutions in a fast faced environment
  • Experience developing scalable algorithms to large scale combinatorial optimisation problems such as vehicle routing, scheduling and facilities location
  • Some knowledge of some of the techniques like mixed integer programming, decomposition techniques, meta heuristics, approximate algorithms, constraint programming, machine learning, deep learning
  • Hands on experience in developing production-ready with some programming language (Python/Java/C++)Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to explain complex problems simply to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Please note that this role is based in our office in London 3 days a week and we are looking for candidates who are currently based in the UK and who can commute to Hammersmith on a regular basis

Desirable

  • Previous experience in developing large scale vehicle routing solution or pricing solutions
  • Understanding of agile concepts and ability to work in agile teams
  • Experience in logistics

What the job involves

  • Our Data Science Team help ensure we deliver industry leading products/services for our customers and delivery partners, whilst minimising our environmental impact
  • As a Data Scientist in our Routing and Optimisation team you will help us to design & develop scalable, innovative algorithms for a variety of complex decision problems
  • As a Data Scientist you will be comfortable programming and managing a wide range of concepts and ideas related to this
  • Work within a small team using data science techniques in creative ways to impact meaningful decisioning for the business
  • Maintain and enhance our existing machine learning models to gain actionable business insights, developing, implementing and testing new modelling approaches
  • Support the senior data scientists and deliver high quality meaningful data science that ultimately supports meaningful decisioning to predict, measure and interpret business trends
  • Gain exposure to and be comfortable working with; Heuristic routing, price optimisation, clustering techniques, outlier detection modeling, behavioural analysis, k-means, linear, logistic and many more regression techniques
  • Communication is key - You will be able to interact with a range of key stakeholders, to help identify, scope, plan and manage projects and ensure findings can be easily translatable to both technical and non-technical internal audiences

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87% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • We support flexible working and hybrid working wherever possible. However, we are extremely proud of our culture and believe in the many benefits that being in the office provides and all our roles require some time in one of our key offices depending on where you’re based (UK - London (Hammersmith), Newcastle, Cape Town, Szegad in Hungary
  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) which increase with length of service up to 30 days
  • Standard pension contribution
  • Small in-house gym, safe cycle storage and shower facilities
  • In-house barista and free breakfast and snacks every day
  • Regular social events and beer fridge
  • Opportunities for fast internal career progression based on outputs not tenure
  • An opportunity to pilot new ideas that impact the growth and direction of the business
  • The chance to work for a fast-growing disruptive technology business

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2022

$169.8m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $169.8m

Our take

When AnyVan founder Angus discovered that 50% of all vehicles on the road were half empty and had plenty of space to carry other items, he started AnyVan to give drivers the opportunity to use their empty space to make money and offer customers cost effective solutions to move their items and reduce the volume of vans on the road.

AnyVan offers delivery solutions for consumers, businesses and retailers, facilitating both on-demand and advanced bookings. Since launch, AnyVan has focussed predominantly on the consumer market utilising technology to shake up the traditional logistics model.

Driver tracking, two-hour collection & delivery time slots and evolving from reverse auction models to instant pricing has helped growth. As the property market boomed in the previous few years with people wanting to move homes and an increased demand for freight and retailers to deliver for their customers, the company has seen consistent growth.

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