Senior Data Scientist – Machine Learning, Scientific Research

Senior Data Scientist – Machine Learning, Scientific Research – London

I’m looking for an expert Data Scientist to join a Scientific Research organisation in London to work on cutting edge software applications built using Machine Learning and advanced statistical analysis techniques.
They are a well-funded tech-start up with an outstanding team of some of the brightest minds in the industry.

They are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to be a key contributor in shaping the future of their Machine Learning research in a rapidly evolving scientific field. You will work with a lot of experimental data to solve complex scientific problems so you will use many different Machine Learning and statistical approaches to propose hypothesis and build prototype solutions. Your research will be published and used at industry conferences. You do not need to have worked in a Scientific / Life Sciences environment previously in fact it may help you to provide an objective approach to the data if you have no prior experience.

What you will do:
– Work at the forefront of Machine Learning research to apply Machine Intelligence to solve problems in a leading and rapidly evolving scientific field
– Be an expert in a range of Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning techniques such as Regression, Classification, Ranking, NLP, Recurrent Neural Nets, Deep Learning, Random forests etc.
– Be involved with rapid prototyping to turn algorithms into software solutions, and technical writing for internal and external audiences.

You will need:
– PhD in a field related to Mathematics, Data Science, Machine Learning or other highly numerate disciplines with a large element of Machine Learning and statistical analysis of large datasets.
– Algorithmic coding skills, with the ability to solve complex mathematical and computational coding problems
– Strong Software Engineering skills in Python and the associated toolsets eg. IPython Notebook, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, pandas, scikit-learn, and SymPy.
– Excellent communication skills – you will need to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Desirable but non-essential skills include:
– Publications in global academic journals or conferences in the field of Machine Learning

Salary: £72,000 – £96,000
Duration: Permanent
Location: London, Zone 1