Data Scientist - Bayesian

Pythia Sports are looking for a creative thinking and experienced person to join their established in-house modelling team as a Data Scientist specialising in Bayesian modelling and simulation. The purpose of the role is to develop and conduct statistical analysis of predictive models for a horse racing prediction pipeline.

As a Data Scientist - Bayesian you will:

• Have a deep understanding of the data, its limitations and meaning, including the investigation of data validity
• Build and maintain Bayesian-driven predictive models
• Research and apply novel Bayesian modelling techniques
• Develop and maintain model validation metrics to regularly track and evaluate performance
• Understand and communicate model behaviour, uncertainty, and decisions
• Ensure the statistical robustness and validity of all models

Key Skills / Qualifications

• PhD or 2+ years industry experience in data science, statistics, or a related field
• Strong foundational knowledge and practical experience with Bayesian statistical methods
• Experience with Bayesian software packages (e.g. Stan, PyMC3)
• Highly proficient in Python
• Ability to work with stakeholders at different levels of expertise to explain model behaviour, uncertainty, and decisions
• Knowledge and interest in sports is beneficial

Candidate Overview

The successful Data Scientist will be an innovative, self-driven person with high levels of integrity. They will be working closely with local and remote teams and therefore need to be highly communicative, but also work well independently. They must be well organised and have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Company Overview

Pythia Sports was established in 2014 with the goal to provide the most accurate sports probabilities to some of the largest wagering groups worldwide. We provide sophisticated modelling services and wagering execution software to a small number of private clients. We focus on being the best at what we do and recognise that our success comes from having the best employees and keeping them happy. We pride ourselves on hiring talented, creative and free thinkers.

Here you will find a relaxed atmosphere, social events and amazing people! When working from the office, there are also team lunches, snacks, coffee and tea.

We also offer private health insurance, cycle to work scheme, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, enhanced sick pay, increased holiday allowance, discretionary annual bonus and exciting development opportunities.

Pythia Sports employees are expected to embrace the company philosophy of integrity combined with innovation and cutting edge technology
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