Data Scientist – Decision Science & Modelling

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, develop and maintain statistical, probabilistic and simulation-based models
• ▹Translate complex business questions into tractable modelling problems
• ▹Develop prototypes and working solutions iteratively
• ▹Design and analyse experiments to evaluate interventions and model effectiveness
• ▹Work with incomplete and evolving datasets; quantify and communicate uncertainty
• ▹Develop decision-support frameworks to improve operational and commercial decisions
• ▹Validate models through back-testing and sensitivity analysis; monitor performance over time
• ▹Partner closely with Business Analysts, Engineering and Product teams
• ▹Prepare models for production deployment together with Engineering, validate APIs and services

Requirements

• ▹Strong grounding in applied statistics, modelling, data science, operational research, economics or mathematics
• ▹Experience building models that support real-world decisions, products or processes
• ▹Experience working with uncertainty and imperfect datasets
• ▹Strong problem decomposition and structured thinking skills
• ▹Strong coding skills in Python or R
• ▹Experience developing analytical solutions in code rather than spreadsheets
• ▹Experience taking models from prototype to operational deployment

Nice to have

• ▹Building simulation or digital twin style systems
• ▹Optimisation, operational research or decision science techniques
• ▹Working with survey, panel or market research data
• ▹Applying machine learning or AI techniques to business problems
• ▹Model monitoring, governance and validation practices
• ▹Modern AI and generative AI approaches
• ▹Software development lifecycles and productionisation of analytical solutions

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹25 days annual leave
• ▹Company bonus scheme
• ▹Group Life Cover 4x salary
• ▹Pension 4%/4% employee/employer contributions
• ▹Vitality after probation
• ▹Staff discount scheme
• ▹Discounted gym membership

About the company

M3 is a Japanese global healthcare technology and research group with over 5.8 million physician members worldwide (via mdlinx.com, m3.com and other sites). Publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, M3 Inc. operates across the US, Asia and Europe, providing market research, medical education, clinical development and recruitment services.