Lead Data Scientist

Applied Data Science Partners (ADSP) is an innovative data science and AI consultancy based in London. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Data Scientist to join us.

We are looking for an agile, creative thinker who can contribute to all stages of our data science client projects. This means that as well as developing cutting-edge machine learning solutions, we are looking for someone who can also design data science solutions from scratch and present their team's work in an engaging and informative manner. If you enjoy seeing your work deployed into ‘real-life’ applications, this is the perfect role for you. Not only will your work directly contribute to our client deliverables, but you will have the opportunity to experiment with a range of cutting-edge techniques and deliver full-stack data science projects across a range of industries and geographies.

The Role:

• Take a lead role to ensure the successful delivery of data science projects
• Train supervised / unsupervised ML models and apply other analytical techniques
• Utilise cutting edge techniques, such as reinforcement learning, generative AI and retrieval augmented generation
• Complete complex analytics and insight retrieval on client data
• Build processes for extracting, cleaning and transforming data using SQL and Python
• Design data science solutions that meet business objectives
• Present findings to clients through written documentation, calls and presentations
• Contribute to proposals for exciting new data science opportunities
• Lead and manage a small team, ensuring effective communication and collaboration, to achieve organisational goals
• Manage team resources, including the allocation of work

Required Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in a data science role
• Degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, physics or data science
• Excellent scripting and programming ability in Python
• Experienced in applying machine learning techniques (e.g. xgboost, regression, decision trees, neural networks)
• Previous experience or willingness to manage a small team
• Experience using large language models, or in other areas of generative AI
• Highly proficient SQL and experience with databases (SQL Server, Postgres etc)
• Good understanding of statistics and probability
• Willingness to learn new techniques
• Excellent communication skills
• An eye for detail
• A love of puzzle solving

Interview Process:

• Stage 1: 20 mins phone call with the Hiring Manager
• Stage 2: 60 mins remote task/case study
• Stage 3: 90 mins F2F interview with the hiring manager, HR and Partners

Our commitment to DEI:
At ADSP, we are committed to fostering an inclusive hiring process and believe in creating an environment where all candidates have equal opportunities to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]