Data Scientist

North Scout
Sheffield
3 months ago
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Permanent | Remote (UK-wide)


We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist who’s comfortable rolling their sleeves up and delivering work that genuinely makes a difference. This is a hands-on role where you’ll take projects from initial idea right through to deployment, helping the business make better, faster and more informed decisions.


You’ll be part of a growing data function with the freedom to shape how things are done, while working on a healthy mix of analytical, modelling and emerging AI projects.


What You’ll Be Working On


You’ll be involved in the full delivery cycle, including:

  • Understanding problems, shaping requirements and turning them into practical data solutions.
  • Preparing and engineering large datasets to support modelling and analysis.
  • Building and validating models across areas such as classification, regression and NLP.
  • Deploying and maintaining your work in a modern cloud environment (Azure / Databricks).
  • Presenting insights clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
  • Working with other teams to bring data science outputs into everyday reporting and decision-making.
  • Developing new tools and applications using the latest techniques, including LLM-based solutions.
  • Contributing to good coding practices, documentation and knowledge-sharing across the team.
  • Keeping an eye on new developments in the field and knowing when they’re worth applying.


What You Need to Bring

We’re after someone who has delivered proper, end-to-end data science work in a commercial setting. You’ll need;


  • A track record of delivering Data Science or Machine Learning solutions.
  • Strong Python skills (or R) and experience with commonly used libraries.
  • Solid SQL and experience working with cloud data platforms (Azure preferred).
  • Experience deploying models or pipelines using Databricks (or similar).
  • A good grounding in core DS/ML techniques and the ability to turn data into meaningful insight.
  • Experience working with LLMs or similar modern approaches.
  • Confidence working with stakeholders and explaining technical ideas in plain English.
  • The ability to manage your own workload and deliver from start to finish.
  • A degree in a quantitative subject (MSc/PhD is a bonus).


Ways of Working

This role is open to candidates anywhere in the UK, with remote working supported. The team is collaborative, practical and keen to keep standards high without over-engineering things. You’ll have plenty of ownership, support when you need it, and the chance to help shape how the data function grows.


We expect the role to pay c£70k basic salary with 10% bonus and a solid benefits package.

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