Data Scientist - Contract - 12 months

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I have a great contract opportunity for a strong Data Scientist. My London based client is looking for someone with excellent experience in the manufacturing and packaging industry. You need to have excellent Stochastic Simulation / Linear Processing - not your classic data scientist. We are also looking for someone with an analytical mindset focussing on explorations/exploitation of current data models.

Location: Hybrid (2/3 days London. Some overseas travel).
Length: 12 months with strong view to extend
IR35 Status: Inside
Rate: Dependent on experience.

Required experience will include:

Strong Python Programming skills.
Strong design and development skills using Python.
Python's libraries for machine learning: PySpark, Pytorch, scikit-learn and pandas.
Technical experience using Databricks and MLFlow (Other Platforms can be considered).
Good understanding of software code review standards - CI/CD.
Stochastic Simulation modelling experience.

If you are interested in this Data Scientist role please apply with your most recent CV. Alternatively email me on Jordan . Sotiris @ Randstad . co . uk

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