Staff Data Scientist - Energy Pricing & Optimisation

Methodfi; Remote; GBP 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking energy company is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to develop proprietary optimisation systems and pricing algorithms. This role focuses on hands-on implementation of ML solutions, building robust cloud-based models, and collaborating with diverse teams. Ideal candidates should have strong optimisation and data science experience, with a background in Python. The position offers competitive compensation of £105,000, stock options, and flexible remote working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Stock Options

25 days holiday + public holidays

Home working & wellbeing budgets

Remote & flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience with linear programming and constrained optimisation in real‑world systems.
• Proven ability to build and ship ML models.
• Experience designing and maintaining cloud‑based ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate ML models for pricing and allocation.
• Develop linear programming solutions for complex problems.
• Build end‑to‑end ML pipelines in the cloud.

Skills

Strong optimisation background

Hands-on ML / data science experience

Strong Python skills

Commercial awareness

Education

PhD or equivalent experience in applied maths, operations research, or machine learning

Tools

AWS

Job description

A forward-thinking energy company is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to develop proprietary optimisation systems and pricing algorithms. This role focuses on hands-on implementation of ML solutions, building robust cloud-based models, and collaborating with diverse teams. Ideal candidates should have strong optimisation and data science experience, with a background in Python. The position offers competitive compensation of £105,000, stock options, and flexible remote working arrangements.