Senior Data & Modelling Scientist

Want to help us bring happiness to the world Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands infrastructure and people Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands we dont compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-ledresilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing then pladis offers global ambition a clear Vision and roadmap for success challenge and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Role Title: Senior Data & Modelling Scientist

Site introduction:

What will this role achieve

This is a critical role responsible for building analytical tools and models that translate the results technical results into innovative and sustainable systems that help to accelerate the idea to product process. This role will work closely with the peers in the global Innovation & Technology team to ensure an agile and smooth of information from insights to industrial relevant outcomes.

This role seats in the Global Innovation and Technology Team under the Breakthrough Product Director to ensure direct translation of opportunities against an ambitious and transformational breakthrough innovation strategy that is aligned to the growth ambition and sustainability aspirations of the company.

The role requires an individual who is competent and skilled at working across cultures and functions and collaborating to deliver with others. They need to be able to work effectively with external partners to identify appropriate opportunities and drive development of innovative solutions best practice approaches and systems.

Key areas of focus for the role will be:

• Development and application of advanced modelling statistical methods to accelerate product innovation.
• Improve ingredient and formulation understanding.
• Owns design of experiments predictive models and learning cycles.
• Drives data governance data quality and modelling infrastructure.
• Ensures insights translate into faster smarter technical decision-making
• Developing solutions to technical hurdles

What will be your key deliverables

Specifically on Innovation and Technology Data Modelling we need to:

• Define and deliver a medium to long term roadmap and align an agenda to drive innovation sustainability and productivity build the internal cross-functional expertise and relationships to deliver that agenda.
• Support the Global Procurement team as we build strong and mid-term Sourcing Strategies.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with Suppliers to capture the best practices on the market and monitor project implementation.

The role will report to the Global R&D Head of Cocoa Innovation*. It is expected that the incumbent will work very closely with their counterparts across the Central Innovation & technology team to effectively delivery the joint growth and transformation agenda and sustainability deliverables.

Principle Accountabilities

• Build and apply predictive models to understand ingredient interactions product functionality and cleanlabel substitution pathwaysaddressing rising consumer demand for healthier and sustainable products.
• Develop formulation optimization models that reduce physical experimentation and accelerate R&D cycle time.
• Partner with product developers to translate modelling outputs into actionable formulation and processing guidance.
• Develop machine learning models for forecasting optimization and scenario simulation across the Innovation and Technology breakthrough programs
• Lead application of AI/ML tools in areas such as product and process prediction with primary focus in Cocoa and Chocolate.
• Guide teams on appropriate model governance validation and robustness.
• Design experiments (DoE) and multivariate studies to generate highvalue datasets for modelling and scientific discovery.
• Build hybrid mechanistic datadriven models to support shelflife prediction process optimization and stability studies.
• Translate complex modelling outputs into visual decisionready insights for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaborate with external partners (universities tech providers suppliers) to bring in cuttingedge modelling capabilities.

Bring your experience.

Essential

Excellent core technical skills and be able to understand the needs of the business to create exciting data and modelling technology agenda. The individual will be a self-starter and possess a drive for results.

What will the interview process be

• Initial Telephone call with Talent Acquisition
• 1st stage interview 45 minutes competency-based interview based on our company values and your experiences.
• 2nd stage interview 60 minutes a technical interview to understand your skill set/case study or presentation interview.
• Final interview based on Leadership Success Model Assessment/role competencies.

pladis does also use both Psychometric and Aptitude tests to support our processes so you may be asked to complete these as part of your process. Some processes may differ but we will keep you updated!

What does pladis offer you

• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) this is the businesss annual bonus scheme.
• Opportunity to self-enrol into Health Cash Plan
• Private medical Insurance (if eligible)
• Enhanced parental leave and a supportive phased return-to-work program to help colleagues balance family and career.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover upon enrolment to Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• 25 days bank holidays
• Holiday Enhancement Scheme
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount and Cashback Scheme make your everyday spending work hard for you on major high street brands supermarkets and services
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
• Access to great training and development opportunities

Our Values

Purpose led Were energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite

Agile Were ever evolving we never stand still always improving for our customers and our consumers.

Positive Were highly motivated optimistic courageous and we inspire each other to be better

Resilient - Were persistent in the face of setbacks quick to adapt learn and move forward

Collaborative We gain strength from operating as one pladis winning and succeeding together

Best mix of ingredients

pladis is an equal opportunities employer like every great recipe were a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work thats as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support live and work in all around the world. Where every voice is heard and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

Accessibility at High Wycombe: Our High Wycombe site has accessible entrances and lifts between floors to support individuals with mobility needs but currently does not have step-free access. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to receive other benefits and privileges of employment and where possible to perform key job functions.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin marital status veteran status disability age religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy you must have agreed to and signed our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.