Associate Data Scientist - Operations Research

About Wheely

Wheely is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.

We’re a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we’re expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA. If you take pride in your craft and want to help shape the next chapter of our growth, we'd love to hear from you.

About The Role

We're hiring Associate Data Scientists with a background in Operations Research. You will own the entire process: from ideation and research through to production deployment.

You'll join either our Pricing or Matching team, working alongside other Data Scientists and engineers on challenging, high-impact problems such as dynamic pricing and bipartite matching.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineers, Data Scientists, designers, and product managers to solve ambiguous problems

Research, prototype, and ship ML and optimisation models into production

Continuously improve existing algorithms and identify opportunities for new ones

Requirements

Master's or PhD in Operations Research, Mathematics, Management Science or a closely related field with a focus on optimisation

Strong foundation in mathematical optimisation or mathematical programming

Solid knowledge of probability & statistics

Solid knowledge of Reinforcement Learning and Casual Inference

Excellent programming skills in Python and core ML tooling (e.g. SQL, PyTorch, etc.)

Nice To Have

Exposure to dynamic pricing, auction design, or marketplace matching problems

Publication in Q1/A* journals, participation in NeurIPS and other conferences

What We Offer

Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice

Salary: £50,000 – £70,000

Employee stock options plan

Private medical and dental insurance

Life and critical illness cover

Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display

Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys

Cycle to Work scheme

Professional development stipend

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