Data Scientist (Public sector)

IBM
Leicester
1 month ago
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Overview

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.


We Offer
  • Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
  • Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
  • Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
  • Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
  • A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
  • Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
  • Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
  • More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your Role And Responsibilities

Embark on an exciting career path as a Senior Data Scientist and lead the way in leveraging deep data and analytics expertise to address business challenges. In this role, you'll be responsible for driving data-driven decision-making, optimizing business processes, and fostering a culture of innovation. Join our AI Analytics & Data Science team and make a significant impact on data-driven decision-making and business optimization. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey in Advanced Analytics!


Responsibilities
  • Lead the development of predictive models and data-driven solutions for business optimization.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights into business strategies.
  • Utilize optimization tools (IBM CPLEX, Gurobi) and statistical analysis packages (SPSS, SAS, R, Python) to derive actionable insights.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging data science trends and technologies.

Education

Preferred Education: Bachelor\'s Degree


Required Technical And Professional Expertise
  • Experience of working with Generative AI models
  • Knowldege of cloud services - ideally AWS and/or Azure
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplanry team
  • Ideally have experience working in public sector
  • Extensive experience with PowerBI, Python and SQL, Databricks
  • Experience working iwith Data in a product-based team.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Proven track record in driving data-driven decision-making and business optimization.
  • Web-based Analytics Tools - Adobe Analytics
  • Exposure to Data Lake functionality and architecture (strong relational database skills would be a Good alternative)
  • Crunching a large volume of data (>5 Million rows) would be the minimum baseline for the skills we are looking for
  • SQL

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Knowledge of big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark).
  • Background in supply chain management, pricing, risk assessment, or fraud detection.
  • Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or reputable industry publications

Employment and Eligibility

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 5 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.


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