Rowan Vance
Senior Data Scientist | Statistical Modelling & Production Machine Learning
StrataRoute Logistics
Dear Hiring Team,
I am writing to express my interest in the Data Scientist role at StrataRoute Logistics. With a strong foundation in statistical modelling and production machine learning, I am eager to bring my background in predictive frameworks, causal inference, and robust analytics pipelines to your operations.
In my current role as Lead Data Scientist at NorthVantage Analytics, I architected a demand forecasting framework utilizing gradient-boosted trees and causal inference, which reduced warehouse overstock by 14% across 8 distribution centres. Additionally, I collaborate regularly with data engineering leads and product managers to transition batch machine learning workloads into low-latency event-driven microservices, ensuring that complex models operate reliably within production workflows.
Previously, during my time as Senior Data Scientist at Pennine Health Informatics, I supervised model governance, bias auditing, and explainability using SHAP and counterfactual fairness methods in line with NHS compliance standards. I also engineered survival analysis models to evaluate patient readmission likelihood, improving early intervention targeting by 18%. This work reinforced my commitment to model transparency, data integrity, and translating complex mathematical approaches into measurable real-world outcomes.
I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my technical experience in predictive modelling and pipeline deployment aligns with the goals of StrataRoute Logistics. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Rowan Vance