Woolworths

Data Scientist

• Work on innovative data science projects in the Loyalty and Personalisation platform supporting the Everyday Rewards business

• Partner closely with business stakeholders to support product development, delivery and innovative member experiences

• Learn from and collaborate with a large data science community across wiq

We strive to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow for our customers and team, bringing the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium together to make data-driven decisions. By partnering with Quantium, a world-class data science and advanced analytics business we're excited about the future as we unlock the power of insights to reimagine retail. Through this partnership, we've created a new business called wiq who will harness the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium to re-imagine retail by solving the most complex problems using data and analytics. As a team, we operate as a centre-of-execellence for data science and analytics focusing on solving the most complex problems for both our customers and team.

What you’ll do

This role focuses on supporting the Everyday Rewards business, forming a key part of the data science function within the space.  You will engage with leadership, marketers and partners to deeply understand their objectives and develop solutions that balance commercial outcomes for the group, while providing value for our customers and fostering their loyalty.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering clear, concise, and comprehensive recommendations to senior management and stakeholders based on data and modelling,

• Collaborating with the engineering team to facilitate the productionisation of work streams & automated pipelines for execution,

• Partner closely with delivery teams to help design, implement and execute data solutions to help shape and support their strategy,

• Engage in coordination and collaboration with broader data science teams.

What you’ll bring

We are seeking a mid-level Data Scientist with 2-5 years of practical experience in data science, possessing technical proficiency, strong stakeholder management capabilities and developing an approach to independent thinking:

• Commercial mindset and business acumen,

• Presenting, visualising and communicating your recommendations and results and thinking,

• Proficient in SQL and Python,

• Understanding of key ML tools covering supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms (e.g. GBMs),

• Strong statistical and mathematical foundation, with experience in experimental design or A/B testing, hypothesis testing, and power analysis,

• Understanding of basic MLOps, such as collaborating with Git, clear structured development and documentation

• Some experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred)

• Growth mindset and passion for continuous learning

• Knowledge of retail and eCommerce is a bonus

What you’ll experience

• A business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.