Lead Data Scientist

Harnham ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £110,000 per annum

Overview

Applied Machine Learning Lead FTSE 250 Company London £115,000 THE COMPANY The Harnham Data Science team have been exclusively retained by a FTSE 250 company building out a machine learning unit in London. As a team of 15 Machine Learning Data Scientists, you will sit at the heart of the organisation with one clear goal: to introduce machine learning to several key areas, building end-to-end machine learning and automated decisioning systems. As a team you will report directly to the board (CDO) and have significant resources to drive your initiative forward and grow the capability. Key parts of your job will be to utilise cutting-edge machine learning techniques to bring considerable value for the business. THE ROLE As a Data Scientist you will be: Working on projects in relation to: recommenders, personalisation, AI for fashion (computer vision/NLP) and supply chain. Helping to build a world class data science team of 15-20 people Utilising machine learning and advanced techniques to deliver valuable gains across several key areas Working closely with board-level stakeholders on key business objectives Introducing a strong culture of innovation within the organisation, contributing to the company's data-driven goals SKILLS AND EXPERTISE To be considered for this position you must have the following: A proven track in building and leading high-performing data science teams Experience of delivering successful and high-value data science initiatives within an organisation An excellent academic track record (Ph.D preferred) Strong stakeholder management and project leadership skills Strong knowledge of core machine learning and deep learning principles Experience in end-to-end machine learning best practice. HOW TO APPLY To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please submit your details using the Apply button on this page, or contact Nick Mandella at Harnham. KEYWORDS Python, SQL, Machine Learning, Lead Data Scientist, Applied Machine Learning, Data Scientist, Data Science, Head of Data Science, Hadoop, Spark, AWS, GCP, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Leadership, Azure, PySpark.