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Data Scientist | Data Centre of Excellence | S3 | Multiple Locations

Santander
Glasgow
3 days ago
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Data Scientist | Data Centre of Excellence | S | Multiple LocationsCountry: United Kingdom

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The role is responsible for increasing our Machine Learning capability within Santander UK by combining a wide range of technical skills with business knowledge to turn vast quantities of data into value.

You will lead the relationship and the full end to end project delivery, which includes, business requirements, planning, design, development and implementation Data Science projects across all teams in Santander UK.

You will manage specific initiatives within the ongoing topic agenda for the portfolio, improving the Bank’s understanding of Data Science and contributing to the Data Science roadmap, delivering specific projects within that portfolio. You will encourage efficiency by delivering analysis that is complete and can be interrogated by consumers.

The difference you’ll make:

Drive the implementation of best practices in Generative AI, ensuring ethical and innovative project outcomes.

Guide team members in applying Generative AI principles to develop cutting-edge solutions.

Identify and mitigate potential issues in the development and deployment of Generative AI models.

Monitor effectiveness and compliance of Generative AI projects with industry and ethical standards.

Optimise RAG workflows for performance and accuracy to provide contextually relevant and accurate information.

Make use of embeddings for various data types using models like BERT, GPT, or CLIP.

What you’ll bring:

Extensive knowledge of AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face Transformers, Langchain and Langgraph.

Extensive experience with multi-modal LLMs, which handle text, images, and other data types, is valuable for building interactive AI applications.

Experienced in implementing large-scale RAG applications, setting up retrieval systems, and integrating them with LLMs.

Understanding of vector databases like Pinecone, Milvus, or FAISS is essential for storing and querying embeddings.

Excellent understanding and experience in fine-tuning pre-trained LLMs on specific datasets to adapt them for custom tasks and deploying models in production environments.

Experience in designing and implementing scalable AI pipelines and systems that can handle large-scale data and high-throughput requirements.

Proficiency in distributed computing, cloud-based AI services.

Understanding of AI ethics, fairness, and bias mitigation techniques.

Ability to implement ethical AI practices and ensure that AI models are fair, transparent, and accountable.

Proven experience in leading ML & GenAI projects.

Degree level or equivalent in a numerical subject such as data science, physics, engineering or applied maths.

It would also be nice for you to have:

Team management experience, particularly with a data science team.

Ability to recruit, train and develop colleagues within the department to build capability.

What else you need to know:

This is a fixed term contract.

Our preferred location for this role is Milton Keynes, but we’ll also consider locating the role in Glasgow.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in any of these locations, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office locations.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.

We put % of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to .% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.

days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to days after yrs service, with the option to purchase up to contractual days per year.

£, car allowance per year

Company funded individual private medical insurance.

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.

Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.

Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.

As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

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