Data Scientist

A leading company is hiring a Data Scientist who has experience with Azure, Python, SQL, ML/NLP/GenAI and ML system design. 6-month rolling contract, paying up to £600 per day, depending on experience.

Experience and skills required for the Data Scientist, Advanced SQL, LLM, RAG, Machine Learning, Python, Java

• Development experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Java).
• Thorough understanding of the underlying mathematical foundations of statistics and machine learning.
• Can build scalable, reusable, impactful data science products, usually containing statistical or machine learning algorithms, in collaboration with data engineers and software engineers.
• Can carry out data analyses to yield actionable business insights.
• Hands-on experience (typically 5+ years) designing, planning, prototyping, productionizing, maintaining, and documenting reliable and scalable data science products in complex environments.
• Applied knowledge of data science tools (LLMs/RAG etc.) and approaches across all data lifecycle stages.
• Advanced SQL knowledge.
• Customer-centric and pragmatic mindset. Focus on value delivery and swift execution, while maintaining attention to detail. Experience working closely with other data scientists, data engineers' software engineers, data managers and business partners.