Senior Data Scientist, INRIX, Altrincham

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INRIX are looking for a Data Scientist (or Senior depending on experience) to work with them at the data science (DS) office in Altrincham, Manchester. INRIX is a pioneering and creative company, working in the real time measurement and prediction space providing insight into population movement.

We collaborate with some world class companies to transform how people and commerce move across the world’s transportation networks. INRIX is at the forefront of understanding the science of movement to help build smarter cities and a better planet. In doing so you could improve the lives of millions.

We are a global leader in our field, creating market-leading insight by converting billions of data points every day into effective data products. This means you will be working in a team of dedicated analytical and scientifically minded colleagues, collaborating with, and learning from, a world class Engineering team.

Your role will be to help deliver the next generation of traffic insight tools, driving the development of our theoretical work, enabling delivery from scientific specification to real world implementation. You will be integral in delivering the highest quality insights to consumers world-wide.

Our customers consume our insight in one of a few means. Including, as a data stream from APIs, or through our newly established SaaS (Software as a Service) platform.

Why Work at INRIX?

• Creating insight from data is what we do – be part of an experienced mission critical team.
• As part of this team, you can have a real input into the direction of the business.
• The impact of our products has the power to transform people lives globally.
• We routinely work on challenging, non-trivial problems that require innovative solutions.
• Our data is of the highest quality, so you can spend more time working on the solution than cleaning the data.
• INRIX also offers the opportunity to travel to our offices across the globe.

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Key Responsibilities: *

• Develop innovative algorithmic tools that add value to our data products.
• Sharing your experience with the team to help develop colleagues.
• Build data-driven products to enhance our
• Creatively solve customer-led problems.
• Drive development of new products and quality improvements.
• Doing so by:
• Working with stakeholders across the business to define requirements.
• Handling very large datasets describing the movement of populations.
• Solving complex mathematical and statistical problems.
• Developing high quality, low latency models (ML, statistical, algorithmic).
• Deriving value and insight from data through ground-breaking visualisations.

• Communicate findings and solutions to mixed audiences, both internal and external customers.
• Pioneer the use of emerging data science and machine learning techniques and technologies to ensure best practice within the business.

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What We Are Looking For: *
Required:

• A creative and inquiring mind with considerable problem-solving ability.
• An excellent grasp of advanced mathematic concepts related to DS (e.g. Linear Algebra, Statistics).
• Experience building ML that has been tested in a real-world setting (production/research).
• An excellent grasp of DS concepts with emphasis on modern ML techniques (DL, RL, GNN, Computer Vision).
• The ability to work effectively in a team, take and give advice where necessary.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work concurrently on multiple projects.
• An advanced degree in a subject with significant statistical or mathematical content or demonstrable technical strength through experience.
• Demonstrable experience in scientific computing (Python a bonus).
• Right to work in the UK.

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Highly Desirable: *

• Experience of manipulating exceptionally large datasets, preferably using Spark or SQL.
• Experience accessing and processing structured and unstructured data in AWS.
• Exceptionally good written and verbal presentation skills.
• Understanding of how to create effective visualisations from data.

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Desirable: *

• Experience with traffic or mobility data.

We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our customers and building products to keep the world moving smarter, safer, and more efficient. Our customers include the world’s leading automakers, some of the most popular consumer brands, and the most innovative cities, states, and countries.

The problems we solve are ground-breaking and present unique and exciting challenges. The company’s product is the value we can add to raw data, and as such is driven by data. We therefore rely on the best algorithmic insights at a scale that makes it truly unique. We need a motivated self-starter, someone eager to learn, who will enjoy this challenging and varied role.

Job Type: Full-time