{"id":1258049,"url":"https://alion.io/job/centric-software-s-a-senior-data-scientist-optimization","title":"Senior Data Scientist – Optimization","company":{"id":1774336,"name":"Centric Software","domain":"centricsoftware.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/centricsoftware","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":23,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Hanover, Germany"],"countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":75000,"max_usd":136000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_cell","sample_n":26},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Databricks","optional":true},{"name":"Spark","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-05T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-05","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T16:20:36Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":118,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":117},"description":"About Centric Software:\nCentric Software® is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market.\nOur story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo-and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional.\nAbout the Role\nWe are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Price Optimization team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain optimization solutions that help drive smarter pricing and promotional decisions across retail use cases.\nThis is a senior individual contributor role with technical leadership responsibilities, including solution ownership, mentoring, and cross-functional influence.\nThis position is ideal for someone with a strong background in mathematical optimization and experience applying optimization techniques to real-world business problems such as markdown optimization, promotion planning, or retail pricing strategies.\nYou will work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Engineering teams, and fellow Data Scientists to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions. Beyond project delivery, we are looking for someone who can help champion optimization as a core capability across the business unit.\nOur teams operate with end-to-end ownership of the products they build - from solution design and development to deployment, monitoring, and operational support.\nJob title: Senior Data Scientist\nLocation: This role is a fully remote one based in Germany\nExperience level: 5+ Years\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the design, development, and ownership of Price & Promotions Optimization solutions at Centric Software\n\nDevelop scalable optimization models and production-ready data science solutions\n\nCollaborate proactively with Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists to deliver integrated solutions\n\nDefine and drive optimization strategies for business-critical use cases\n\nCommunicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders\n\nMentor team members on best practices in data science, optimization, and distributed computing\n\nProduce clear and maintainable technical documentation for architectures, workflows, and operational processes\n\nContribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing\n\nRequired Qualifications\nMaster’s or PhD degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related field with a focus on Optimization\n\n5+ years of experience developing software solutions in Python, preferably in production environments.\n\nStrong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale datasets\n\nExperience building and maintaining end-to-end production systems for data science, optimization, or decision automation workflows.\n\nStrong understanding of software engineering best practices, including version control, code review, testing, documentation, and agile development.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English\n\nAbility to collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders.\n\n Preferred Qualifications\nExperience applying optimization techniques in retail domains such as pricing, markdowns, or promotions\n\nExposure to operations research techniques, mathematical programming (linear and mixed-integer programming), or large-scale optimization systems\n\nExperience building and maintaining end-to-end production systems for data science or optimization workflows\n\nFamiliarity with Databricks, Spark, and distributed computing frameworks\n\nExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS\n\nExperience working with Backend and Data Engineers\n\nWe know that great candidates do not always meet every requirement listed. If you are excited about this role and believe you can contribute to our Price Optimization team, we encourage you to apply - even if your experience does not match every qualification. We especially welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and are committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse team.\nCentric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4879,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Germany","iso":"DE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Consumer Electronics","Sales & Marketing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T19:35:19Z"}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.359,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":117,"expected_fill_days":40,"reasons":["conf:5","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/centric-software-s-a-senior-data-scientist-optimization","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/centric-software-s-a-senior-data-scientist-optimization.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T01:02:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":828,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4172,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}