Data Scientist - Operations Research

As a Data Scientist – Operations Research at Action, you will develop predictive and prescriptive models to influence business decisions ensuring operational excellence. Your role involves collaborating with teams to embrace data-driven decision-making and deliver impactful solutions within one of Europe’s fastest-growing retailers.

• Translating business issues into testable analytical objectives.
• Collecting, cleaning, and preparing structured and unstructured data for modeling.
• Conducting exploratory analyses and building descriptive and diagnostic insights.
• Developing deterministic and stochastic simulation models that reflect operational processes.
• Creating optimization models that deliver decision support and tangible business impact.
• Translating models into production-ready solutions.
• Deploying and integrating models according to MLOps principles using container technologies such as Docker.
• Setting up monitoring for accuracy and system performance.
• Collaborating with Technology and business teams within Supply Chain, Commerce, Store Operations, and Real Estate.

• Master's degree in Operations Research, Data/Computer Science, Econometrics or comparable quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Operations Research Analyst or optimization/simulation expert.
• Hands-on experience with IP/ILP/MIP, routing, scheduling and flow problems.
• Hands-on experience with deterministic and stochastic simulations.
• Experience with Python/PySpark and C++.
• Experience with Azure, Databricks, Visual Studio (Code) and Docker.

• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour workweek.
• 24 vacation days with the option to buy 5 extra days.
• 15% staff discount on purchases at Action.
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance, and a lease car or mobility allowance.
• A culture that promotes customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost consciousness, and respect.