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Job description
BDO Regulatory Solutions are currently recruiting for a Data Scientist to join our client, a Regulated firm, based in London.
We are offering an initial 3 month contract starting ASAP with an excellent day rate, employed via an Umbrella company.

About the role:
We are looking for talented and experienced data scientists with experience to join our programme. To work with the existing delivery team to deliver models, documentation and associated productionised services. Solid knowledge and experience of AI and ML is essential

Key responsibilities include;
Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn): For data wrangling, modelling, and feature engineering
SQL: For querying structured data sources
Model Development & Validation: Experience with classification, unsupervised learning (e.g. outlier detection), and ranking models
Machine Learning Deployment: Familiarity with containerised deployment (e.g. Podman, SageMaker, DSW pipelines)
Version Control (Git): To maintain reproducible and collaborative workflows
Time-Series Analysis: To assess risk trends over financial years
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): To spot early signals or risk clustersDesirable Experience:
Rank Aggregation/Ensemble Techniques: Understanding methods like Robust Rank Fusion (RRF)
Model Explainability Tools: e.g. SHAP, LIME to support interpretability
Experience with Model Monitoring & Drift Detection
Experience in RegTech / FinCrime / Data-led Supervision Projects is a plus
Experience developing solutions for record linkage and/or network analytics tasks
Experience with graph query languages (e.g., Gremlin, Cypher), graph database platforms (e.g., Neptune, Neo4j), and/or graph visualisation platformsAdditional Information:
Location: London - Hybrid
Duration: Initial 3 months
Day Rate: Competitive, employed via an Umbrella company.

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