Data Scientist (R)

This is a perfect opportunity for ambitious individuals to join a team of curious minds and supporting peers with a passion and the skills for creating value for businesses using data.
About Us
We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business.
We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.
We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too!
At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in close proximity to our central offices in Bristol and London. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office. However, we welcome applicants from all other areas in the UK, as we value diversity and recognize the unique perspectives each individual brings to our team. Join us in shaping a workplace where proximity enhances collaboration while inclusivity strengthens our community.

About the Role
Data Scientists are the driving force in delivering innovative and high-quality data science projects for our customers. With the Mango Solutions DNA in data science community engagement and a culture of learning and development, our end-to-end data capabilities are further strengthened as part of Ascent. Aligning Software with Data provides a powerful platform through which we engage some of the world’s leading brands in long term strategic digital transformation.
The Digital Services is a multi-disciplined team working alongside of the Engineering Group (software, platform and data engineering). Data Science as a mature practice is dedicated to business application of a wide range of data science techniques and industry best practices, requiring the know-how of applying the most relevant and up-to-date methodology to domain specific challenges.
As a Data Scientist, you will work as part of a team that designs and implements data science solutions for businesses, using suitable methodology and programming languages, confidently assuming responsibility for technical specifications. You will have the opportunity to: Work as part of a multi-skilled delivery team on client engagements
Quickly learn and apply skills to real business challenges
Shape and design solutions for customers that impact business KPIs
Contribute to a collective knowledge pool and gain appreciation
Work on a variety of businesses and problems, with data of all shape and sizes
Be supported by the Data practice and a collective knowledge pool
Guide and mentor junior members of the team on and off projects
Keep up to date on the latest technologies, techniques and best practices
Work with the latest Azure offerings and get certified
Attend and present in high profile conferences
Contribute to open source projects

Responsibilities
Primary Duties: Using strong business acumen and solid understanding of data science use cases, author and refine project technical specifications
Relentlessly focus on creating business impact and delivery value
Apply statistical rigor and computational efficiency in project delivery
Design and implement end-to-end data pipelines fit for purpose
Communicate frequently and appropriately during delivery process
Present work to technical and non-technical audiences
Support Sales by participating in pre-sales process and contributing to proposals
Other: Manage junior members in a line manager capacity
Promote Ascent publicly via blogging, conferencing
Deliver internal training and knowledge sharing
Keep up to date with relevant technologies and current trends
Travel for work as required

Requirements
A successful candidate will demonstrate these traits: Curious and inquisitive
Thoughtful
Consultative and business-minded
Detail orientated
ac approach to problem-solving
Sense of responsibility
Critical and constructive thinking
Logical and methodical reasoning
Communicate with clarity and purpose
And these skills: Fluent in either R or Python for data science; competence in both is desirable
Fluent in SQL (any flavour) for analysis; DBA experience is beneficial
Experienced in applying a broad range of data science techniques, including data visualisation, package development, machine learning algorithms, NLP, Shiny / Dash, optimisation, deep learning, reinforcement learning
Highly skilled in at least 2 categories from the above from implementing solutions in business processes and systems
Daily use of git
Experienced in deploying solutions such as ML models, API and dashboards
Deploying data science solutions on a cloud platform; Azure ML and MSFT Certificate are highly desirable
MLOps is highly desirable, e.g. CI/CD, Feature Store, drift monitoring, MLflow, DVC, Docker, Kubernetes
Software development experience is desirable
Algorithm design experience is desirable
Data architecture knowledge is desirable
API design and deployment experience is desirable
Big data (e.g. Spark) experience is desirable
NoSQL DB experience is desirable
Qualifications 5+ years of data science experience
Right to work in UK and/or EU
Azure Data Science Associate Certificate is desirable

Working at Ascent
At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.
Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries.
Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.
If you have any questions contact our Talent Acquisition team on .
For more details about life at Ascent , check out our Life Page here .

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