Data Scientist Team Lead

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Preston
1 year ago
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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 tools

Your 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 customers

To apply for this role please send your cv to Peter Bibby on the email address below...

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