Senior Data Scientist Job at Softwire (London)

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced data scientist with strong technical skills and a track record of delivering data science solutions in the UK public or private sectors. You will be responsible for designing and delivering data science projects for our clients and will have opportunities to contribute to Softwire's growing data science capability.

Job Responsibility

Scope, design and deliver high-quality data science projects end-to-end for clients, owning technical delivery with limited oversight
Support Principals in exploring & shaping client opportunities
Support technical quality with code and design reviews and by sharing best experimentation practice
Contribute to data science growth across organisation as an active member of the Data and AI capability, supporting and sharing best practice with junior colleagues
Help shape how Softwire approaches data science: tooling, methodology, use case evaluation, and governance

Requirements

Data analysis and predictive analytics
Computer vision
Natural language processing
MLOps and productionising models
Expert knowledge of the Python ecosystem and core data science libraries, along with relevant tooling on major cloud platforms (PyTorch / TensorFlow / Keras, Scikit-learn, MLflow, Azure ML / SageMaker / Databricks)
Investigative approach to problems, using experiments and evidence to guide decisions
Comfortable taking an unclear business problem and shaping it into a data science approach that provides the client value
Track record designing, training and deploying models that deliver measurable benefits, with strong analytics and visualisation skills
Strong understanding of statistics, bias, AI ethics and model governance
Active interest in ongoing developments in Data & AI
Excellent communicator, able to clearly and confidently explain data science processes, experiments and outcomes to diverse audiences
Keen to grow impact beyond individual delivery
Prior experience in a consultancy/advisory context is a bonus
Experience in at least one of target sectors (Government & Public Sector, Financial Services & Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Transportation, Media & Entertainment, or Healthcare) is a bonus

Nice to have

Prior experience in a consultancy/advisory context
Experience in at least one of target sectors (Government & Public Sector, Financial Services & Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Transportation, Media & Entertainment, or Healthcare)