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Principal Data Scientist
London
£125,000 - £135,000 + benefits

Harnham are working exclusively with a Private Equity company in London who are in the process of building a Data Science and Engineering capability.

The company have an impressive Founding Team who hold a strong reputation within Data & Analytics and Private Equity, and are now in the process of significant growth for the next 12 months.

As a business model, they will look to acquire companies who hold significant potential, and through the use of Data Science and Engineering, unlock significant value over a number of years to help improve how that company operates, as well as how that company performs.

As a Principal Data Scientist in this team you will be responsible for identifying key areas of improvement within an organisation, scoping out problems through a data science lens, and through the use of advanced techniques it will be your job to deliver multiple key initiatives to drive business performance and revenue.


The Role - Principal Data Scientist

You will be:

  • Leading engagements from a technical perspective and acting as a key thought-leader on several high profile projects
  • Working across multiple engagements within the company's portfolio, across various different industry sectors
  • Combining technical and commercial skills to help drive business operations and performance within the portfolio
  • Building end-to-end machine learning solutions, as well as driving key strategic insights (you will be a full-stack data scientist)
  • Working alongside a world class team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers (from junior through to Principal/Director level)
  • Translating business challenges and converting them into clear and concise insights/recommendations which generate significant value


Experience - Principal Data Scientist

You will have:

  • Experience in leading high profile data science projects which demonstrate value and commercial impact.
  • An M.Sc. or Ph.D. in: Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.
  • Experience using Python is a must
  • Knowledge of Spark, Kafka, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes is desirable
  • A strong knowledge of statistical/machine learning models applied to real-world problems
  • A keen interest in problem solving and using scalable machine learning to solve the biggest data-related problems is important
  • A strong interest in working across a variety of different industry sectors and problem areas.


BENEFITS

Up to £135,000 base salary
Competitive bonus, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days annual leave
The opportunity to join a world-class and growing team


HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page. For further details or to enquire about other roles, please contact Nick Mandella at Harnham.


KEYWORDS

Python, SQL, Spark, Kafka, machine learning, statistics, Data Science, Data Scientist, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence.

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