Data Scientist | AI & Machine Learning | Contract | London
We're looking for a Data Scientist to join a major AI and machine learning programme focused on delivering production-grade models and data science solutions across a range of business-critical initiatives. The role is hands-on, covering model development, deployment, validation, feature engineering, and data analysis within an established delivery team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop AI and machine learning solutions
- Build, validate, and deploy production-ready models
- Perform exploratory data analysis and feature engineering
- Develop classification, ranking, and anomaly detection models
- Support machine learning deployment within containerised environments
- Troubleshoot and debug code across the development life cycle
- Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to solve complex problems
- Produce technical documentation and support model governance activities
Key Skills:
- *Experienced within Financial Services*
- Strong Python experience (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn)
- Strong SQL skills
- Experience developing and validating machine learning models
- Experience with classification, ranking, and unsupervised learning techniques
- Experience deploying machine learning solutions into production
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices
- Experience working with time-series data and trend analysis
- Strong exploratory data analysis skills
Additional:
- Experience with SHAP, LIME, model monitoring, or drift detection
- Knowledge of rank aggregation techniques such as Robust Rank Fusion (RRF)
- Experience within regulatory, risk, financial crime, or compliance environments
- Experience with record linkage, entity resolution, or network analytics
- Exposure to graph databases and technologies such as Neo4j, Neptune, Cypher, or Gremlin
Key Details:
Rate: Dependant on Experience
Location: London (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Month Contract (rolling)
Start: Immediate