Data Scientist

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Data Scientist - Inside IR35 - 60 days - Hybrid working

Our client is looking for a Data Scientist to be responsible for the complete re-development of the existing planning models that will enable the business unit to transform the way commercial decisions are made delivering significantly better customer and business outcomes.

Skills needed:

* Ability to build well-rounded predictive models using common ML frameworks such as XGBoost, scikit-learn and TensorFlow

* Ability to deploy Machine Learning models on Cloud Platforms such as AWS and GCP

* Ability to explain ML solutions in simple terms for non-technical stakeholders

* Able to communicate and present complex data problems effectively to influence key business decisions

* Able to wrangle and cleanse data

* Able to work well in a team, to create strong and trusting stakeholder relationships, and to collaborate across the business

* Interested in continuously developing skills in the areas of Data Science, Machine Learning, AI and Cloud.

* Good to have: a deep understanding of fundamentals of probability and statistics.

Experience:

* Mandatory: Experience in developing Data Science tools using coding in Python (including functions, pandas and sklearn pipelines) and SQL

* Mandatory: Experience with using open-source Machine Learning frameworks such as XGboost, scikit-learn and TensorFlow

* Mandatory: Experience in presenting complex problems to a non-technical audience using plain language

* Preferred: Knowledge of the fundamental Statistics and how Machine Learning models such as random forests and neural networks work

* Preferred: Previous planning experience

* Preferred: Previous commercial role

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