About the Role Have you got demonstrable proficiency
in Python and SQL? Are you experienced in managing the end-to-end
Data Science lifecycle, ensuring robust, scalable, and
business-aligned AI solutions? If so, we may have the perfect
opportunity for you here at EDF as a Senior Data Scientist within
our AI team of the AI & Automation Centre of Excellence! The
Opportunity… This position is part of the AI team within the AI
& Automation Centre of Excellence, a key group focused on
improving operational efficiencies and creating new customer
propositions through the use of AI. The AI & Automation Centre
of Excellence is a team of experts essential to delivering
cutting-edge AI and automation solutions that support various
operations across the organization. The team collaborates with
multiple departments to ensure AI initiatives are closely aligned
with business goals and operational requirements. In this role, you
will report to the AI Manager within the AI & Automation Centre
of Excellence and will be responsible for leading a small team of
Data Scientists. Pay, benefits and culture Alongside a negotiable
salary depending on experience, the potential to earn 5% bonus, 28
days holiday plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension
scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big
and formal to the small and personal. We’re talking about
everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle
leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness
insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket
loans. At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that
everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our
office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an
environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort.
No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel
safe, valued, and celebrated. Here, we do right by each other and
everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey,
championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future
workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of
people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a
disability and supporting social mobility. We’re a disability
confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your
application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable
adjustments. We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive
environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our
employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that
success means different things to different people. We believe
there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. We
support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because
success is personal. What you’ll be doing - Leadership and
Coaching: Manage, nurture, and develop a team of AI Data Scientists
- Innovation and Creativity: Willingness to explore new ideas, take
calculated risks, and foster a culture of continuous learning and
refinement. - Commercial Acumen: The ability to approach
problem-solving with a commercial perspective, demonstrating
agility and adaptability. - Collaborative Spirit: Thriving in a
teamwork-oriented setting, energizing cross-functional
collaborations with teams and business entities using stellar
interpersonal and communication capabilities. - Accountability:
Demonstrating ownership of your accomplishments and managing your
work based on established objectives. - Customer Focus: Creating
customer-centric products and ensuring their successful execution.
Who you are We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with proven
experience leading AI projects and mentoring junior team members.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, with
hands-on experience using libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch,
and Hugging Face Transformers, with a solid understanding of LLM
architectures. You will also need to be well-versed in various
machine learning techniques, including supervised, unsupervised,
and semi-supervised learning, as well as neural networks, support
vector machines (SVM), tree-based methods, and deep learning
algorithms. Knowledge in natural language understanding and
generative AI will be essential. The role requires proficiency in
MLOps practices, particularly in building and deploying production
applications in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or similar
platforms. A background in generative AI tools, including
experience with prompt engineering, fine-tuning language models,
and selecting appropriate models for specific tasks, is highly
desired. As part of the team, you will also be responsible for
gathering, cleaning, and preprocessing large datasets from various
sources. You’ll be expected to identify and create relevant
features from raw data that enhance the performance of AI models.
Additionally, you will be involved in developing, training,
evaluating, and optimizing machine learning models, assessing their
performance, and fine-tuning hyperparameters to achieve optimal
accuracy and efficiency. If this sounds like you or something you’d
be interested in, please get in touch! Closing date for
applications: 29.05.2025 Location: Flexible/Home working –
occasional travel for meet ups in London or Hove What's in it for
you? Success is personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us
and we'll help Britain achieve Net Zero together.
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