Data Scientist

Data Scientist | Financial Services\n

York (2 days per week onsite)

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Salary Up to £70,000 + 15% Bonus + Benefits

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Build ML solutions that actually make it into production.

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We're supporting a major financial services organisation as they build a brand-new enterprise Data Platform and MLOps capability. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage and play a key role in shaping how Data Science is delivered across the business.

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This isn't a research-only environment. You'll work on real business problems, build machine learning models that drive decision-making, and collaborate closely with engineering teams to see your work deployed and used at scale.

What you'll be doing:\n
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• Partnering with stakeholders to turn business challenges into Data Science solutions
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• Exploring, preparing and analysing large, complex datasets
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• Building, testing and evaluating machine learning models
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• Applying techniques such as regression, classification, clustering and forecasting
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• Writing clean, maintainable Python code
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• Working alongside ML Engineers to deploy models into production
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• Monitoring model performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
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• Presenting findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
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• Helping establish best practices across Data Science, experimentation and model governance
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\nWe're looking for:\n
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• Commercial experience as a Data Scientist
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• Strong Python and SQL skills
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• Hands-on experience building Machine Learning models
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• Expertise in feature engineering, model evaluation and model selection
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• Experience working with large datasets
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• Exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP
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• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
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• Experience taking models beyond experimentation into production is highly desirable
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(No Visa Sponsorship Available)

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RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.