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Do you want to impact millions of users by improving digital data science products at the biggest omni-channel food retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium? Would you like to improve your technical and problem-solving skills working in a dedicated and enthusiastic team? Then we're looking for you!

As a Data Scientist working within our Digital Analytics and Data Science Team, you have the chance to contribute to important and high-impact products and value propositions of Albert Heijn. There are many exciting ongoing and upcoming projects in the digital domain of Albert Heijn. For example, helping customers find what they need and, thus, enhancing their shopping experience by working on the search project; or improving the personal bonus offers within the Mijn Bonus Box using recommendation techniques. You will be able to contribute to our fast-pacing GenAI portfolio ranging from customer-facing projects to internal projects to help our own colleagues with latest LLM technologies.

As a member of the team, you will also become part of the vibrant and 40+ analysts, data scientists and machine learning engineers. Your teammates have different backgrounds and nationalities, which we believe is an important asset. We work closely together with the rest of the organization in cross-functional teams covering all the necessary roles, including product owner, machine learning engineer, analyst, DevOps, front-ender, UX. This will enable you to work with engineers and analysts as well as business stakeholders to deliver impact every single day.

As Senior Data Scientist, you:

• Take a leading role in building data solutions in the Digital Analytics and Data Science department of Albert Heijn
• Solve problems holistically through analysis, modelling and experimentation
• Code, test and put algorithms into production that serve Albert Heijn customers and Albert Heijn employees
• Convey complex ideas to different audiences in an effective manner
• Coach and mentor your colleagues
• Strategically guide other teams at Albert Heijn on AI/genAI opportunities
• Work in multidisciplinary product teams and closely to our business stakeholders

We are looking for candidates with:  

• A master’s degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Econometrics, Computer Science or other relevant studies. If no relevant study, demonstrably relevant experience and interest
• Proven experience as data scientist, preferably within an eCommerce environment
• Experience in leading successful implementations of modern search and/or recommendation system projects; experience with building LLM systems is a plus
• Ability to explain complex matter in an effective way to various audiences
• Experience in coaching your colleagues
• Advanced experience in Python/Spark
• Strong software development skills, able to write solid readable and testable code (Python, packaging, testing, CI/CD)
• Experience with cloud platforms and using containers (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus

You can also read more about some of the technical details of our work on our blog:

• Attention-based Neural Networks in Recommender Systems: https://blog.ah.technology/attention-based-neural-networks-in-recommender-systems-albert-heijn-erasmus-university-case-study-4de9dbb02e8e
• AH Data Science Tech Radar: https://blog.ah.technology/ah-data-science-tech-radar-d5a354372e62

We are offering

• A salary up to €85K gross per year, excluding holiday allowance (8%) and a bonus
• 20 vacation days
• A flexbudget in which you can decide whether you spend it on extra days off (+12,5 days), discounts or pay-outs
• Courses from our Albert Heijn Data Academy
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• An excellent pension plan with a personal contribution of 6.2%
• A travel allowance or a NS trajectory card for traveling to and from Zaandam
• Attractive discounts on various insurance policies
• A MacBook and an iPhone
• 10% discount on your grocery shopping in our Albert Heijn stores, up to €300 per year

We’re Albert Heijn, food retail reinventors. 🚀 
Albert Heijn goes way back. More than 135 years, to be exact. So for millions of people, food shopping is synonymous with the Albert Heijn brand. We didn’t achieve this with a complacent, ‘hey, if it works today, it’ll work tomorrow’ approach, but by continually rethinking our propositions and staying plugged in to customer demands. More than 125,000 colleagues? Check. Over 1,250 stores in the Netherlands and Flanders? Check. The leading online food retail platform? Check, we build, run and love it.   

 
Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone. 

The world around us has changed, and significantly at that. These changes have impact on the lives of our customers, colleagues and partners. And therefore, also on Albert Heijn. We’re moving towards a new world with new opportunities and challenges. Albert Heijn wants more people to eat fresher, healthier and more sustainable food. Eating brings us together, keeps us healthier and contributes positively to the world. Our mission is: Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone. 

Albert Heijn the Netherlands is B Corp certified. This underscores our purpose, through which we aim to contribute to a healthier, more social, and sustainable society. B Corp certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency. 

Ready to contribute to our mission? 

Do you want to play an active role in changing the food retail landscape as we know it? Then hop on board and join us on our expedition. Would you like to learn more first, before you apply to Albert Heijn? We’re happy to tell you everything about this vacancy! An assessment might be part of our selection process. 

By joining our team, you will be part of AH Technology, a department transcending community consisting of the departments Data, Digital and Tech. You can make your mark on the daily lives of millions of people. At AH Technology, our smart professionals create digital solutions that make (online) shopping simpler and more inspiring. We’re continually rethinking the way people shop, pay and even enjoy food. That’s why we’re investing heavily in data, tech and digital to further transform Albert Heijn into a leading Food Tech company. Are you curious about your colleagues? At AH Technology you work with highly qualified professionals in an open environment. Expertise is valued, we learn from each other, and we have the freedom to create innovative solutions and make a real impact. As a Medior Data Scientist, you are part of the Strategy & Analytics department. Your colleagues will be other engineers and scientists, with a background in AI, Computer Engineering, Econometrics, Psychology, as well as other data-savvy people. Together with them, you play an essential role in creating impact through advanced data analysis. Next to this, other Albert Heijn departments such as our Digital and eCommerce team play a key role as your stakeholders.

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Do you want to play an active role in changing the food retail landscape as we know it? Then hop onboard and join us on our expedition. Apply now via the button on this page. If you'd like to know more about this role before applying, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Partner for Data & Analytics Peter Dirks at: Peter.Dirks@ah.nl

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