Senior Analyst - Data Science and Operational Research - Virgin Atlantic

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full project lifecycle: define business problems, design experiments, build and validate predictive models, and deploy them to production.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate operational challenges into data‑driven solutions that improve scheduling, capacity planning and customer satisfaction.
• Implement robust monitoring, retraining pipelines and performance dashboards to ensure models remain accurate and compliant with regulatory standards.
• Leverage advanced statistical and optimization techniques to support operational research initiatives and drive measurable business impact.
• Mentor junior analysts and share best practices for reproducible research and scalable data science workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data science or analytics, with a strong focus on machine learning and operational research.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience deploying models on AWS (SageMaker, Lambda, ECS).
• Hands‑on experience with model monitoring, A/B testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset with a track record of delivering business‑impactful solutions.