Senior Data Scientist

We are redefining how people approach their health

ZOE is combining scientific research at a scale never before imagined and cutting-edge AI to improve the health of millions. 

Created by the world’s top scientists, our personalised nutrition program is radically reimagining a fundamental human need – eating well for your own body. Currently available in the US and the UK, having generated a waitlist of over 300,000, ZOE is already helping tens of thousands of ZOE members adopt healthier habits and achieve their goals.

We are also the team behind the popular COVID Symptom Study, which played a critical role in the fight against COVID in the UK and has now expanded to become the ZOE Health Study (ZHS). ZHS uses the power of community science to conduct large-scale research from the comfort of contributors’ homes to understand health and prevent disease. Our collective work and expertise in biology, engineering, data science, and nutrition science has led to multiple breakthrough papers in leading scientific journals such as Nature Medicine, Science, The Lancet, and more.

A remote-first, well-funded startup, we are backed by founders, investors, and entrepreneurs who have built multi-billion dollar technology companies. We are always looking for innovative thinkers and doers to join our team on a thrilling mission to tackle epic health problems that span the globe. Together, we can improve human health and touch millions of lives.

We value inclusivity, transparency, ownership, open-mindedness and diversity. We are passionate about delivering great results and learning in the open. We want our teams to have the freedom to make long-term, high-impact decisions, and the well-being of our teammates and the people around us is a top priority.

Check out what life is like for our Engineers at our ZOE Engineering page

About The Team...

The newly created core Science team will turn research studies and data into personalised actionable insights and advice that will improve the health of millions.  Our team members work across multiple disciplines to combine varied skill sets, materials and knowledge bases to answer scientific questions. 

About The Role…

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist who loves building science-backed products and has proven experience in developing data science solutions to a wide range of problems. You have a strong quantitative background and experience in interpreting complex datasets at the forefront of science or a complex domain. You probably worked with academics before and are able to challenge their views to turn scientific insights into algorithms and systems.

You'll be...

Working closely with product teams, scientists and data scientists to translate our scientific understanding into actionable food and lifestyle advice,  involving writing code to deliver and implement these recommendations effectively. Working closely with data and software engineers to build together data pipelines and validate data coming from research studies.  Performing statistical analysis to assess efficacy of the ZOE advice against several health outcomes and across different segments and health goals. Develop highly accurate statistical and ML models to predict biological markers / metabotypes from data collected in remote setups. Develop statistical and ML models to personalise food and lifestyle advice to people’s biology. Extracting actionable food and lifestyle insights from data collected in the research studies. Building the next generation of the ZOE scores from collecting expert knowledge from Scientists to delivering the new version in the existing systems

We think you'll be a great fit if you have...

M.Sc/Ph.D. in a quantitative field, such as mathematics, physics or computer science. +5 years of industry experience as data scientist, ML researcher, AI scientist or similar role (+3 years in a non-academic role).  Coding experience in Python & SQL - we mainly use DBT for data engineering and python for data science.   Knowledge of maths, stats, causal inferences and/or machine learning. Experience working closely with product.

What you can expect from us

Aside from ensuring the industry-benchmark compensation package and providing you with all the hardware and software you need, we have worked hard for our list of benefits to be focused on things that matter to our team members most. 

Remote-first - work from home, pop into our London/Boston offices, or work within the EU; you have flexibility to choose your own place of work and work flexibly

Stock options -  we want everyone to be rewarded for contribution to our growth 

Paid time-off - on top of any national / bank holidays, you get 28 days off (25 plus 1 life-event and 2 company-wide reset days) 

Enhanced parental leave - adding on to the statutory offering, we know how important it is to be supportive at times that matter

Private healthcare and life assurance - flexible options to choose what fits 

Health and wellbeing - Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to Work and more 

Pension - paying monthly and offering flexibility to top your pension up 

Allocated social, WFH and Growth (L&D) budgets 

Plenty of learning and social opportunities 

We continue to build a benefits package that invests in our team members’ long-term personal and professional growth and wellbeing, adding to this list as it evolves.

Equal opportunities

We believe that having a truly diverse team where everyone can be their authentic self is the key to our success and we are committed to improving the tech industry for the better. We are passionate about equal opportunities and encourage candidates from any underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age. When applying, please let us know of any accessibility requirements you may have for your interviews and we will do our best to accommodate.

While this position is advertised as full-time, we can be flexible on the specific arrangements and would be happy to discuss part-time, job-share or other flexible arrangements, if required. 

Check out what life is like for our Engineers at our ZOE Engineering page

This isn't for you if:

💔 Our mission to help people live healthier lives doesn’t excite you.

💔 You aren’t comfortable with ambiguity, or thinking from first principles.

💔 You don’t enjoy working in a fast paced environment.

💔 You aren’t happy taking an MVP approach and doing what’s good enough for now

Why you’ll love it here

Discover our values and our career page to find out more.

⭐ You'll be energised by testimonials of members who had life-changing experiences

⭐ You’ll be surrounded by the most friendly, supportive colleagues you can imagine. We have assembled the sharpest minds from diverse backgrounds

⭐ As we grow, so will you! ZOE’s fast-paced, challenging environment offers you great opportunities for professional development, supported by a yearly growth budget (£150/€175/$200 no question asked budget and up to £750/€875/$1,000 with your manager's approval).

⭐ We embraced flexible and distributed working and keep everyone informed through our transparent culture. You will be in complete control of your work environment. We have an office open to you, but you are never required to use it. You can choose whether to come in and meet colleagues face to face, or be fully remote

⭐ Switching off is important! At ZOE, we understand that to do your best work, you also need to be able to relax and connect with your colleagues. Enjoy our fun virtual and face-to-face social events, supported by a $70/month social budget

What we can offer you: 

Remote-first - work from home, pop into our London/Boston offices, or work within the EU; you have flexibility to choose your own place of work and work flexibly

Stock options -  we want everyone to be rewarded for contribution to our growth 

Paid time-off - on top of any national / bank holidays, you get 28 days off (25 plus 1 life-event and 2 company-wide reset days) 

Enhanced parental leave - Enhanced parental leave, family planning and pregnancy/adoption loss leave - adding on to the statutory offering, we know how important it is to be supportive at times that matter

Private healthcare and life assurance - flexible options to choose what fits 

Health and wellbeing - ZOE nutrition product, Employee Assistance Program, Spill mental health support, Cycle to Work, yoga and more 

Pension - paying monthly and offering flexibility to top your pension up 

Allocated social, WFH and Growth (L&D) budgets from the day you join

Plenty of learning and social opportunities