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Data Scientist

Virtual Connect Solutions
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
United Kingdom
Data Scientist
  • Partner with clients and stakeholders to translate business challenges into analytical and AI-driven solutions.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, insights, and opportunities.
  • Design, build, train, and evaluate machine learning, deep learning, and Generative AI models.
  • Develop and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM-based applications.
  • Define model evaluation frameworks, conduct A/B testing, and monitor model performance and drift.
  • Deploy data science solutions through APIs, batch pipelines, and cloud-based platforms.
  • Optimize model inference performance, scalability, latency, and cost.
  • Build accurate, explainable, and responsible AI solutions while minimizing bias and ensuring reliability.
  • Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, product managers, and designers to integrate solutions into production systems.
  • Present insights and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
  • Contribute to internal innovation initiatives, research projects, and thought leadership activities.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks and the Python data science ecosystem.
  • Experience developing predictive, classification, optimization, and statistical models using structured and unstructured data.
  • Understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and model evaluation techniques.
  • Experience with model deployment, monitoring, testing, and productionization.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with big data technologies such as PySpark, Hadoop, Hive, or similar frameworks.
  • Familiarity with Databricks, Airflow, Kedro, Dask, RAPIDS, or comparable data engineering tools.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Β Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Exposure to software engineering best practices and MLOps.
  • Experience deploying AI and analytics solutions in enterprise environments.
  • Consulting or client-facing project experience is highly desirable.