Senior Data Scientist

Manchester Digital
Manchester, United Kingdom
6 months ago
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As Senior Data Scientist, You Will

  • Own end-to-end ML solutions - from problem framing and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, and governance
  • Translate business objectives into modelling strategies aligned to risk appetite and operational constraints
  • Build and deploy models using Python, SQL, and AWS (SageMaker or equivalent)
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Data, and Risk/Financial Crime teams to ensure robust, production‑ready solutions
  • Establish monitoring frameworks for performance, drift, and retraining
  • Drive clear documentation, traceability, and governance appropriate for a regulated environment

This role requires someone who thinks beyond experimentation - focusing on operational impact, adoption, and long‑term model performance.


Essential Experience

  • Proven commercial ML/Data Science delivery with measurable impact
  • Experience taking models into production and managing performance over time
  • Prior experience leading or mentoring Data Scientists
  • Strong Python (pandas, numpy, scikit‑learn or similar)
  • Strong SQL (complex joins, aggregations, analytical functions)
  • Solid grounding in applied statistics, evaluation design, calibration, bias/fairness
  • Experience working closely with Engineering/Data teams in production‑first environments
  • Comfortable operating within regulated industries

Desirable

  • AWS experience (S3, Athena/Glue, IAM, Lambda)
  • SageMaker or equivalent ML platform experience
  • Financial services domain knowledge (risk, fraud, affordability, payments)
  • Experience with model explainability and governance documentation

Package & Benefits

  • Hybrid working model
  • Competitive pension
  • Additional paid leave (birthday, charity, wellbeing, life events)
  • Employee assistance programme & Virtual GP
  • Modern collaborative office environment


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