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Mid LevelFull-timePythonMachine LearningML
Salary Range
$80,750 - $109,250 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Data Scientist to join Octopus Energy Trading, part of Octopus Energy Group. This role focuses on building data pipelines and creating market-leading insights using both classical and ML techniques, primarily for the GB intraday power market.
Key Responsibilities
- →Exploring the types of data needed to effectively trade the GB intraday power market
- →Building, improving and maintaining models to forecast electricity demand and renewable generation
- →Finding high quality, novel data sources to base forecasts on
- →Development on forecasting framework and tools
- →Maintaining and automating forecasting processes, building in checks and alerting
- →Utilising forecasting models to build or enhance price forecasts
- →Collaborating with Trading, Renewables, Flexibility and other teams
Requirements
- ✓Experience with Python is essential
- ✓Good understanding of forecasting techniques and the ability to build a simple baseline and quickly iterate
- ✓Ability to communicate your approach, including its strengths and limitations
- ✓Able to quickly understand commercial and industry concepts
- ✓Team player excited at the idea of ownership across lots of different projects and tools
- ✓Passion for driving towards Net Zero
- ✓Experience with Machine Learning is essential
- ✓Experience in the electricity industry in GB would be useful but not required
