Just Eat UK Jobs – Data Science

About the job

Are you passionate about food, tech and data?

Do you love crunching numbers, discussing economics, and communicating intricate insights?

Do you want to develop your skills in one of the largest food-tech companies in the world? Then we would like to hear from you!

NOTE: Although this role is published for our London office, we are open to hiring the right candidate in any of our other locations:

• UK (London or Bristol)
• Rest of Europe (Amsterdam, Enschede or Berlin)

Our story

With over 98 million active users across 25 countries, here at Just Eat Takeaway.com, we’re a global food tech company, connecting our customers from Amsterdam to Auckland with the food they love.

All About The Role

As part of this Data Scientist in our Pricing Team, we’re also counting on you to:

• devise, test and validate our dynamic pricing strategies, using your data science, econometrics, causal inference and commercial analytics skills together with your deep understanding of consumer behaviour.
• demonstrate your significant expertise in price optimization/revenue management and demand elasticity estimation to drive innovation and the vision for our pricing capabilities.
• align closely with other data scientists, commercial analysts, finance managers and the wider cross-functional partner group across JET to ensure we charge the right price at the right time across our 23 markets.

Can You Deliver

Here’s what we’re looking for from our expert:

• Analytical and quantitative skills, as evidenced by a degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Economics, Statistics/Econometrics, Physics, Computational Social Science) or equivalent experience. PhD-level expertise or MSc with significant work experience in an analytical role preferred.
• Significant experience wrangling and analysing data, preferably related to consumer behaviour, demand elasticity estimation and experimentation, or equivalent.
• Experience with causal inference and experimentation methods, such as: A/B tests, RCTs, the difference in difference, matching, regression discontinuity designs, and instrumental variables. Experience with probabilistic modelling, dynamic optimisation and/or reinforcement learning is a plus.
• Ability to translate academic research findings into practical and business-relevant applications, solving sophisticated high-impact problems.
• Ability to develop comfortably in Python and SQL in a Cloud environment with a good command of software development best practices.
• Communication skills will be paramount in this role. You need the ability to communicate business outcomes and recommendations from analysis verbally, in writing and during presentations.
• Ability to deliver data-driven insights and outcomes clearly and communicate optimally with people of varying levels of data literacy and technical knowledge.
• Comfortable collaborating with partners across different organisations and locations to define work and deliver initiatives.

Here is our offer

Here at JET, we offer our colleagues the chance to develop and grow alongside top talent in one of the world’s leading food delivery companies. By providing a creative, dynamic and innovative environment, we empower our people and give them the ingredients for success.

Ready to join us as a Data Scientist – Pricing? Click Apply Now and send us your CV!

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging.

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

More about us Want to know more about our company vision, culture or career growth opportunities? Have a look on our careers site or watch this video.

Department: Data & Analytics