Senior Data Scientist

Were seeking a passionate Data Scientist to own the endtoend implementation and design of data science applications for various clients. You will join a growing practice and champion and actively contribute to the growth of the discipline enabling the ongoing growth of the data science capability.

Youll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges.

Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UKs most important #tech4good projects making the world a smarter safer greener and healthier place.

At a certified Great Place to Work youll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations.

About Us

Founded in 1992 we are a successful growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multiQueens Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support largescale digital transformation. Our digital data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence Healthcare Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management and Digital Democracy.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Senior Data Scientists enable the design development integration and testing of complex high quality data science solutions and services to meet user needs continually improving the application of best practice patterns methods and tools. This includes:

• Build effective working relationships with client counterparts in your practitioner domain and those of a partner / 3rd party organisation.
• Own the endtoend implementation and design of data science models/components seeking guidance and input from Lead and Principal Data Scientists where necessary.
• Help structure and provide technical assurance for the work of less experienced practitioners enabling them to maximise quality and velocity. Monitor the application of the methods and requirements proactively managing technical risks and issues.
• Collaborating with practitioners from other disciplines (e.g. UCD Engineering) to ensure the solution meets user and business needs.
• Take technical responsibility for the delivery of highquality data science services on smaller engagements across all stages (design build test deploy operate and continually improve) in line with best practice.
• Work with Delivery Managers to inform estimates for research and development activities enabling them to plan technical activities including how teams and work should be structured.
• Proactively identify and help mitigate technical risks issues assumptions and dependencies.
• Maintain relevant uptodate practitioner skills through training and accreditation including a domainrelevant accreditation/certification at professional level.
• Being an active member of the Data Science discipline identifying area for growth across the business and providing coaching for less experienced practitioners.

Requirements

• Background in Agile delivery environments delivering software solutions in controlled increments (e.g. following Scrum Agile Delivery phases etc..
• Experience working with cloudbased solutions and technologies (Google Cloud Platform AWS Azure).
• Handson knowledge of designing and implementing solutions capable of handling sensitive data (e.g. Personally Identifiable Information).
• Strong knowledge of a programming languages for data science (Python R etc. including best practices using this language to write robust software.
• An understanding of data governance and best practices to ensure data protection.
• Experience planning technical activities and structuring work for a team.
• Being able to provide commercially robust estimates of development activities.
• Experience providing practitioner guidance to junior colleagues and peers.
• Understanding of how to operationalise and deploy a Data Science solution in a live environment.
• A bachelors degree in a STEM field.

Desirable skills and experience

• 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.
• Stay up to date with cutting edge of AI reading research papers attending conferences etc.
• 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.
• Understanding of different databases (Relational and NoSQL) and optimising queries for effective data manipulation.
• A masters degree or PhD in a STEM field.

Personal Qualities

• You are 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 problemsolving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detailoriented 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

Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.

These can include:

• InformedACADEMY We offer excellent career development opportunities through our awardwinning personal and professional development programmes including support with professional certifications.
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need including 24/7 GP services mental health support and physical health support.
• 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*

*Qualifying period applies

Culture

We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse inclusive rewarding and egalitarian.

We strive to live up to our values of Innovation Excellence and Integrity by thinking about things differently always doing our best and acting in good faith at all times.

Were a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and derisk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems particularly where place location or geography are important.

Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work the type of work that we choose to do and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social environmental and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.

We focus both on technical skills and equally importantly on the cultural fit of prospective new colleagues. Our success relies on fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration produces great outcomes for our people our clients and our partners.

Required Experience:

Senior IC