Job Description
Data Science Manager – Location: London
Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and inspire teams of Data Scientists.
- Create bespoke machine learning solutions to model/solve problems and to help develop the team.
- Solve challenging business problems using advanced machine learning methods such as Deep Learning and quantitative analytics.
- Understand business requirements and support the development of business cases.
- Run discovery analytics to identify new and innovative opportunities.
- Partner with developers and engineers to deploy, embed, and scale machine learning models to deliver complex/critical projects.
- Devise reusable assets, solutions, and develop best practices for current and future business problems.
- Lead analytical discussions and influence analytical direction of client teams.
- Communicate and provide guidance to senior client leadership and teams.
- Contribute data science expertise to new sales activities.
Requirements
- Relevant work experience in data science, machine learning, and business analytics.
- Practical experience in coding languages such as Python, R, Scala, etc. (Python preferred).
- Strong proficiency in database technologies such as SQL, ETL, No-SQL, DW, and Big Data technologies such as PySpark, Hive, etc.
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data such as Text, PDFs, JPGs, call recordings, video, etc.
- Knowledge of machine learning modelling techniques and how to fine‑tune those models such as XGBoost, Deep Neural Networks, Transformers, ResNets, VAEs, GANs, Markov chains, etc.
- Experience using specialised machine learning libraries such as Fastai, Keras, Tensorflow, PyTorch, sci-kit learn, HuggingFace, etc.
- Demonstrated capacity to read, understand, and implement new techniques in the field of machine learning as they emerge.
- Experience using Cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Specialised visualisation techniques such as D3.js, ggplot, etc.
- Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation skills.
Desired skills
- Ability to lead large projects and drive through to completion.
- Mastery of problem solving and solutioning.
- Proven history and background in statistics, mathematics, or macroeconomics.
Benefits
Competitive basic salary, 30 days vacation per year, gym subsidy, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role, including onsite time with clients and partners.
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