We’re seeking a passionate Data Scientist to lead the end-to-end implementation and design of data science applications for various clients. You will join a growing practice and play a leading role in the ongoing development of the data science discipline, driving innovation, best practice adoption and motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture for our people to perform well, learn and grow.
Requirements
- Experience working with cloud-based solutions and technologies (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
- Hands-on knowledge of designing and implementing Data Science solutions capable of handling sensitive data (e.g., Personally Identifiable Information).
- Strong knowledge of a programming language for data science (Python, R, etc.) Including best practices using this language to write robust software.
- An Awareness of data governance and best practices to ensure data protection.
- Experience planning data science activities, including how teams and work should be structured. Being able to provide robust estimates of activities.
- Experience having a leading role in developing data science applications. Having operationalised and deployed various data science applications into a live environment.
- Experience structuring the work of data science teams based of requirements at the time, working to deadlines and practitioner’s strengths and providing support to less experienced colleagues.
- Background in Agile delivery environments, delivering software solutions in controlled increments (e.g., following Scrum, Agile Delivery phases, GDS Service Manual, etc.).
- A bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
- Experience working in a professional services/consultancy environment preferred.
- Experience solving natural language processing problems.
- Experience creating generative AI applications, such as chatbots or RAG retrieval systems.
- Understanding of general computer science concepts (test-driven development, object-orientated programming, complexity and optimisation).
- Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and projects.
- Ability to explain and simplify complex information to stakeholders, gathering and translating business requirements, anticipating any obstacles to information flow.
- A master’s degree or PhD in a STEM field.
- Personal Qualities: hands on, working within a team to solve complex software and feature problems, Inquisitive, using critical thinking to ask lots of questions, overcome biases, break assumptions and consider different perspectives, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy, Able to plan and organise your own work, effectively negotiating priorities crossing multiple teams across the business, Able to collaborate with other areas of the business to solve problems, Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
Benefits
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- Industry leading health and wellbeing plan
- Hybrid working
- Private Health Care Cover
- Generous life assurance cover
- Gym Membership
- Monthly office lunch
- Onsite massage sessions
- 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Sabbatical Leave Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay
- Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay
- Company Pension Contribution
- Profit Share Scheme
- Payment of professional subscriptions
- Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
- Salary Sacrifice scheme
