Bella & Duke is a mission driven pet wellness company built on a foundation of high quality nutrition. Every choice we make relies on data and the insights that arise from those observations. As we grow, our small and perfect data team needs to expand by recruiting an experienced Data Scientist to join full time.
The Data Team is responsible for providing business insights that drive better customer strategy decisions and commercial results. We operate as a centre of excellence by providing a consolidated and specialist analytics capability across the business.
Our Ideal Candidate:
● Will enjoy working in a fast paced, agile team environment, who can deliver against tight and changing deadlines and priorities.
● Is passionate about the art of Data Science, has the right attitude for solving problems, “getting stuff done” and is hungry to learn.
● Will be a motivated, curious, and analytically minded person who enjoys driving positive change using data.
● Enjoy interacting with colleagues and the hurly-burly of office life.
● Be able to manage workload and communicate the personal challenges they are facing. ● Enjoy teaching and mentoring colleagues into the paradise of data wisdom.
What you will be doing:
● Solve business problems using a range of advanced statistical and machine learning techniques.
● Constantly assess the status quo, find and discuss opportunities for optimisation, simplification and acceleration of current processes.
● Developing, deploying, and monitoring Machine Learning models to support optimisation across all functions within Bella & Duke.
● Work closely with other members of the data team to ensure models are easy to deploy.
What skills and experience interest us:
We seek someone who has the following skills, feel free to apply even if you don’t possess all of these:
● Highly numerate with a degree, or equivalent experience, in mathematics, statistics, science or related technical field.
● Expertise in SQL and Python, with knowledge of ELT/ETL tools and/or Snowflake advantageous.
● Experience processing large data sets and matching/merging data sets .
● Demonstrable knowledge of applying statistical methods to data analysis, with experience of developing and deploying ML algorithms advantageous.
● Knowledge of data mining techniques and where to apply these in a business environment.
● Strong experience of implementing good software development practices (e.g. Git, ML Ops, Sprint planning etc.)
● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
Who you will work with:
This is a hybrid role with some days onsite at our pet-friendly office in Rosyth and some days working from your home-office. We will consider candidates based elsewhere across the UK depending on experience. You will report to the Head of Data Insights, and as a part of an agile team you will find yourself working with partners across the business including Tech, Product, Marketing, Operations and Finance teams.
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How we recruit:
We are a culture orientated business so we hire on cultural fit as much as experience and skill set. We look for talent that can grow and thrive alongside us. You will undergo two interviews: the first to understand you as a person and the second to explore your data science skills.
Your additional package features:
● Salary depending on experience.
● Life assurance, 3x annual salary.
● Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
● Company sick pay.
● Free on-site parking.
● Weekly free lunches.
● An additional day off when you move home, get married, welcome a grandchild, or get a new pet.
● Company social events throughout the year.
● Discounts on products.
If you feel your passion for data would drive the next stage of Bella & Duke’s growth and you’d be challenged by this role, we’d love to review your application at: people@bellaandduke.com
About Bella & Duke
At Bella & Duke we champion pet health and wellbeing, challenging the status-quo so that pet-centred, species-appropriate nutrition becomes the natural choice for every pet owner. We’re pet people and know that pets are always by our side, through thick and thin, making our lives better. Our pets have always been right by us, it’s time we do right by them too.
We believe in repaying that commitment by providing the food, nutrition and support they need to survive and thrive. Pets have evolved to consume a natural and varied diet, and the difference that makes to their health and quality of their life is night and day.
Bella and Duke was founded in 2017 by Tony Ottley and Mark Scott. Both Tony and Scott had lost their dogs to cancer and were convinced that the processed foods their dogs had eaten their entire lives could have potentially caused the disease. After carrying out extensive research on raw and natural dog food and finding there was a gap in the market, they decided to take action and create their own. Our products have been developed with animal nutritionists and vets to ensure the utmost quality and all ingredients are sourced from local suppliers. During the last four years, business operations have gone from strength to strength, and we now deliver frozen raw dog and cat food all over the UK and are the UK’s largest D2C pet wellness brand.