Data Scientist

Job Description

Data Scientist – AI/ML

Contract | Remote (UK-based) Inside IR35

SR2 is supporting a high-profile programme seeking experienced Data Scientists with strong AI/ML expertise to design, develop, and deploy advanced models into production. You’ll join an established delivery team working on impactful, data-led projects with real-world outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, build, and optimise AI/ML solutions for complex business problems
• Collaborate with fellow data scientists to develop and productionise models
• Troubleshoot, debug, and refine model code
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data-driven solutions

Essential skills:

• Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) – data wrangling, modelling, feature engineering
• SQL – querying structured datasets
• Model Development & Validation – classification, unsupervised learning (outlier detection), ranking models
• ML Deployment – containerised deployments (Podman, SageMaker, DSW pipelines)
• Git – version control for reproducible workflows
• Time-Series Analysis – spotting risk trends over time
• EDA – identifying early risk signals and clusters

Desirable skills:

• Rank aggregation/ensemble methods (e.g. Robust Rank Fusion)
• Model explainability tools (SHAP, LIME)
• Model monitoring & drift detection
• Experience in RegTech, FinCrime, or data-led supervision projects

Please submit your CV, highlighting relevant experience.