Data Scientist - Forecasting

About the Role

At Tesco, the Data Science team focuses on modelling complex business problems and deploying data products at scale across physical stores, online, finance, and supply chain. The team works across forecasting, online pricing, security, fulfilment, distribution, property, IoT, and computer vision. We encourage learning and personal development each week, provide multiple resources and tools, and hold knowledge‑sharing events to support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leverage analytical mindset to solve complex business problems, understand requirements, and prototype solutions with minimal support.
• Apply, modify, and design algorithms and mathematical models using big‑data architectures (Hadoop, Spark, Cloud) with a focus on forecasting and statistical/probabilistic modelling, ensuring rigorous evaluation, careful validation, and scalable deployment.
• Validate, document, and present modelling process and...