Join Pets at Home as a Data Scientist based at the Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire with hybrid working arrangements. You will leverage advanced analytics, predictive modelling, and machine learning to drive innovation and shape the future of pet care in a consumer-focused environment.
Requirements
Proven experience applying Data Science techniques to deliver commercial impact, ideally in a consumer-focused environment
Strong SQL skills and experience with large-scale data warehouses
Hands-on experience with R and/or Python
Solid understanding of core methods including classification, regression, forecasting, clustering, and neural networks
Experience delivering end-to-end data science projects
Desirable: GIS and geospatial analytics, marketing attribution modelling, and large-scale recommendation or personalisation engines
No specific degree requirement stated in the posting.
Skills & Responsibilities
SQL & Data Warehouses: Extract and process large-scale data to feed into predictive models and analytical pipelines.
R and Python: Develop machine learning models, statistical analyses, and data science products using programming languages.
Statistical Knowledge & Communication: Translate complex analytical findings into compelling, action-driving stories for non-technical stakeholders.
End-to-End Project Delivery: Manage data science initiatives from initial scoping and data gathering through to deployment and measuring success.
Potential transition routes: People from Data Analyst or Machine Learning Engineer roles may bring strong analytical and programming skills, alongside meeting the core data science and stakeholder management requirements.
Job description
Unlock Insight, Drive Innovation and Shape the Future of Pet Care!
Join us at Pets at Home, on our mission to create a better world for pets and the people who love them. We’re looking for a curious, commercially minded Data Scientist to help shape the future of pet care through advanced analytics, predictive modelling, optimisation and marketing personalisation.
About the Role
As part of our Data Science & Insights team, you’ll work across the entire Pets at Home Group – using data to spark debate, influence decisions and drive meaningful change for millions of customers.
The role offers hybrid working from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire.
Key responsibilities will include:
Turning complex data from a wide range of sources into thought‑provoking insights that guide strategic conversations at all levels
Building evidence‑based stories and presenting them in compelling, action‑driving ways
Acting as a domain expert within Advanced Analytics, spotting commercially valuable opportunities for our brands and customers
Developing and deploying data science products that enhance understanding, improve operations and support smarter decision‑making
Leading by example: sharing expertise, championing best practices and helping upskill colleagues across Data Science and the wider business
What you’ll bring
Essential
Proven experience applying Data Science techniques to deliver real commercial impact, ideally in a consumer‑focused environment
Strong SQL skills and experience working with large‑scale data warehouses
Hands‑on experience with R and/or Python
Solid understanding of core methods: classification, regression, forecasting, clustering, nearest neighbour, neural networks, embeddings, dimensionality reduction and anomaly detection
Strong statistical knowledge and the ability to translate complex findings for non‑technical audiences
Experience delivering end‑to‑end data science projects, from scoping and data gathering through to deployment and measurable success
Desirable
Exposure to GIS and geospatial analytics
Experience with marketing attribution modelling
Experience working on large‑scale recommendation or personalisation engines
If you're excited about using data to shape the future of pet care and want to work in a team that values curiosity, collaboration and innovation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
