Senior Data Scientist

A valued long term client is using big data and predictive analytics to advance the sustainability of the UK’s agriculture sector against a climate of ever-increasing demand. This exciting government-backed startup is looking to enhance its predictive analytics capabilities by hiring a Senior Data Scientist

Role Description

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will develop analytical capabilities, predictive models and data processing pipelines that embed analytics and insights into their daily operations.

You will act as a ‘thought leader’ for Data Science within the business, driving innovation and contributing to the strategy behind how they provide their clients with critical insights and analytics. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead from a technical perspective too, acting as their resident subject-matter expert.

Technical Requirements

* Background in data science within a complex domain such as; life sciences, astrophysics, earth observation/geographical information systems, agrifood etc.
* Data science: Solving market-facing problems using:

* Recognition (natural language processing, text and other unstructured data)
* Predictive analytics (machine learning, data assimilation, modelling and statistics)
* Patterns and anomalies, or
* Goal-driven systems.

* Proficiency in Python and data processing and modelling libraries such as pandas and TensorFlow. R is a bonus but not a neccesity.
* Experience working alongside data engineers and developers to create production-ready data pipelines.
* Exposure to data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or others.
* Delivering in a cloud environment (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud)

Person Specification

* Comfortable working face-to-face and remotely as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience working in a lean and agile environment
* A well organised self-starter able to deal with ambiguity.
* Keen to learn and grow through continuous improvement.
* A coach for others and thought leader for Data Science within the business.

To be considered for this position, please contact Sam Chaher at Austin Fraser.

Austin Fraser is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Austin Fraser is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and encourages applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful applicants.