Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is anincredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue yourcareer. Whether you work within one of our Specialist ArtDepartments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are allworking together with one common goal in mind: to continue thesuccess of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringingfresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values; Integrity,Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships.Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about whatthey do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders acrossour business. Why This Role Matters The Data Scientist Lead will beresponsible for leading a team of Data Analysts/ Data Scientists,they will work in conjunction with Business Stakeholders toidentify issues and then use data to propose solutions foreffective decision making. This role will be the key full timeposition responsible for the leadership of Christies Data Sciencefunction. This role will work closely with other members of theArchitecture, Data Strategy and Transformation Team and will playan important part in the Companies wider Information StrategyProgramme. This Role will work closely with the Data and InsightsStakeholders to fulfil the Companies Data Strategy, advising on newand emerging technologies in the Machine Learning and ArtificialIntelligence space and help to identify ways to improve the use ofdata in the Company. Ability to share expertise and knowledge withothers and take a Technical Leadership Role is a key part of thisRole. How You'll Make an Impact 1. Selecting features, building andoptimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques 2.Building and monitoring robust data cleansing / training/ MLapplication pipelines 3. Enhancing data collection procedures toinclude information that is relevant for building analytic systems4. Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data usedfor analysis 5. Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in aclear manner 6. Clarify/explain results to senior businessstakeholders in business friendly terms 7. Collaborate with otherteams to expose/include AI/ML models in business scenarios such asworkflows and apps that consume the Models What you’ll bring to theteam 1. Highly passionate, self-motivated and driven individual whohas a strong understanding of all aspects of Data Science and ishappy to be hands on working with the Team 2. A strong desire toimprove existing solutions and to innovate and introduce new andexciting ways to improve the current way that Data solutions areimplemented at Christie’s 3. Good communicators that have an openand transparent style of working that can influence and operatewith both technical and business stakeholders effectively. 4.Strong interpersonal skills, can demonstrate facilitation skillsand the ability to set technical direction when appropriate. 5.Able to provide accurate estimates and meet deadlines. 6. Excellentinterpersonal skills and strong abilities to develop and enhancerelationships with stakeholders and peers 7. Excellent written andverbal communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise,detailed documentation 8. Flexible, pragmatic and professionalapproach, with ability to anticipate problems and work withincomplete information 9. Able to perform under pressure 10.Understanding of business drivers 11. Good problem-solving skillsExperience/ Skills Required 1. Proven experience ofmanaging/leading a team comprising of internal and third partyworkers 2. 6+ years of IS/IT experience with at least 2 years in aData Science related role. 3. Excellent understanding of machinelearning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM,Decision Forests, etc 4. Strong Expertise with Machine Learning andArtificial Intelligence technologies with coding experience inPython, Pandas, Databricks and experience with using Azure Platforman advantage 5. Experience in Reporting and Visualisation (Tableau,Power BI) to convey model output and insights 6. A goodunderstanding of Infrastructure (hardware, software, data,networking) 7. Educated to Degree Level preferably in ComputerScience or related subject 8. Masters Degree in Data Science is anadvantage What’s great about working for us 1. 25 days annual leave+ 1 day Birthday leave 2. Christie’s Christmas office closure(guaranteed between 25th Dec – 2nd Jan) – in additional to annualleave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time withfriends and family 3. Additional 1 week’s annual leave within theyear of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on 4.Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave tovolunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you 5.Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support theorganisations you care about 6. Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 peryear expense allowance for health and wellness related activity(taxable) 7. Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitionsin our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hostedby specialist colleagues 8. Discretionary Bonus (dependent on thebusiness and employee performance payable in March each year) 9.Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pensioncontribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contributionfrom Christie’s) 10. Private Health Insurance – no employeecontribution needed, subsidised for other family members 11. DentalInsurance – (may be extended at personal cost) 12. Generous IncomeProtection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injuryafter 12 months 13. Competitive Life Insurance policy from firstday 14. Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal adviceand support services including counselling 15. Eyecare vouchers(once a year) 16. Cycle to Work scheme 17. Christie’s Extras –discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners andweekly shops 18. Robust family first policy: 19. Ø 16 weeks fullpay on Maternity Leave 20. Ø Four-day week, for eight weeks, atfull pay on return from Maternity Leave 21. Ø Dependent back-upcare: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year 22. ØThe Stork Club: Our community of parents who meet regularly overbreakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea… *Christie’s reserves the right tochange company benefits at any time Closing Date: Sunday 27th April#LI-Hybrid About Us Christie’s is the world’s leading art business.Since 1766, we are known for our extraordinary art, unparalleledservice and expertise, as well as international glamour. Everyyear, we offer around 350 live and online auctions in over 80specialist categories – including all areas of fine and decorativearts, Asian art and luxury collectables – as well as a long andsuccessful history of private sales. Contact us in 46 countries, orvisit one of our 10 international salerooms in London, New York,Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich andShanghai. Our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found here#J-18808-Ljbffr
