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My client are looking for an experienced Data Scientist Team Lead to join their team working on a hybrid basis.

What you'll be doing:

Providing technical guidance and upskilling members of the team
Applying scientific methods through experimental design, exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing to reach robust conclusions
Building scalable machine learning pipelines and combining feature engineering with optimisation methods to improve the data product performance
Exploring ways of using new data science tools and techniques to address business and organisational challenges
Sharing data science practices across all departments, promoting professional development and use of best practice across all capabilities identified for data scientists
Applying data science techniques to present, communicate and disseminate data science products effectively, appropriately and with high impact
Working with technologists to design, create, test and document data products with agreed software development standards, including security, accessibility and version control
Contributing to decision-making throughout the product life cycle by using data sources, analytical techniques and toolsYour skills and experiences:

Ideally some experience of leading/managing a team and the ability to foster a collaborative team culture
Experience using data tools such as Python, MATLAB, Kubernetes and TensorFlow
Hold a mathematical background with a strong understanding of statistical data
Inquiring mindset with the ability to translate data sets to customersTo apply for this role please send your cv to Peter Bibby on the email address below

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