Data Scientist - Predictive Modelling & Machine Learning
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Actuaries, economists and statisticians
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£55,100
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Description
Role: Data Scientist - Predictive Modelling & Machine Learning
Contract: Permanent
(pattern: Full Time
Location: Nottingham
Closing date: 27th Feb 2026
Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan
What You'll Be Doing
We're looking for a passionate Data Scientist to join the award-winning Data Science Innovation team in our Nottingham office.
You'll work on diverse challenges across our departments, from understanding customer behaviour to forecasting demand and personalising the shopping experience.
This is an opportunity to work with rich datasets at scale and see your work build growth.
If you're numerate, logical, and curious about customer behaviour, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
You'll work with a variety of teams across the business to provide solutions where data science can create value.
Your Role Will Involve
Contract: Permanent
(pattern: Full Time
Location: Nottingham
Closing date: 27th Feb 2026
Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan
What You'll Be Doing
We're looking for a passionate Data Scientist to join the award-winning Data Science Innovation team in our Nottingham office.
You'll work on diverse challenges across our departments, from understanding customer behaviour to forecasting demand and personalising the shopping experience.
This is an opportunity to work with rich datasets at scale and see your work build growth.
If you're numerate, logical, and curious about customer behaviour, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
You'll work with a variety of teams across the business to provide solutions where data science can create value.
Your Role Will Involve
- Build predictive models and analytical solutions for challenges such as demand forecasting, customer segmentation, and product recommendations.
- A degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, data science, computer science, physics, or economics (or equivalent practical experience).
- Experience with statistical methods, and experience applying machine learning techniques in a business context.
- Programming proficiency with a coding language such as Python, with experience using libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch or similar.
- Experience working with SQL and handling large datasets.
- The ability to translate business questions into analytical problems and present complex findings in accessible ways.
- The skills to organise and prioritise workload, balancing operational activity and development.
It would be great if you also have
About The Boots Group
The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
What's Next
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, pharmacy, healthcare, or consumer-facing industries.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and Databricks.
- Understanding of MLOps practices and model deployment.
- Knowledge of data visualisation tools such as PowerBI
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
About The Boots Group
The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
What's Next
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. We advertise a role as full-time, and we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires you to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location, we will ask you to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
This role requires you to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location, we will ask you to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.