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Senior Data Scientist – Southampton - £45,000 - £60,000

VIQU have partnered with a fast-growing SaaS and data analytics company who are looking to expand their current team and hire a senior data scientist to lead the development of their simulation and analytics techniques. The ideal candidate will come from a STEM background, holding experience with scripting languages, processed data utilising databases and data lakes and previously ran simulations.

This position requires you to be on site twice a week in their modern Southampton office.

Job Duties of the Senior Data Scientist:

-          Creating data models and data simulations

-          Development of data algorithms and analysis techniques

-          Processing big data

-          Interpreting results from simulations in a real world setting

-          Working with customers, helping them understand the data and how this impacts their business

Requirements for the Senior Data Scientist:

-          Must have experience with a coding language (Python, Pyspark, Pandas ect.)

-          Experience developing simulations of physical scenarios

-          Experience working with databases and data lakes to process data

-          Ability to communicate to technical and non technical audiences

-          Experience with data analytics techniques

Senior Data Scientist – Southampton - £45,000 - £60,000

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Jack Mcmanus, by exploring the VIQU IT Recruitment website.

If you know someone who would be ideal for this role, by way of showing our appreciation, VIQU is offering an introduction fee up to £1,000 once your referral has successfully started work with our client (terms apply).

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