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Senior Data Scientist - London, UK
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 a 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. These include enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle leasing, health insurance, product discounts, critical illness insurance, technology vouchers, gym membership, and season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognizing 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. Our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, aiming for equity and supporting social mobility. We encourage applicants from minority backgrounds and those with diverse abilities to apply, and we’re happy to provide reasonable adjustments upon request.
What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership and Coaching:

Manage, nurture, and develop a team of AI Data Scientists.
Innovation and Creativity:

Explore new ideas, take calculated risks, and foster continuous learning and refinement.
Commercial Acumen:

Approach problem-solving with a business perspective, demonstrating agility and adaptability.
Collaborative Spirit:

Work effectively in team settings, energizing cross-functional collaborations using strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Accountability:

Take ownership of your work and manage projects based on established objectives.
Customer Focus:

Create customer-centric products and ensure their successful delivery.
Who You Are

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with proven experience leading AI projects and mentoring junior team members. You should have strong expertise in Python, including libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face Transformers, with a solid understanding of LLM architectures.
You should 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 of natural language understanding and generative AI is essential.
The role requires proficiency in MLOps practices, especially in deploying production applications in cloud environments like AWS or Azure. Experience with generative AI tools, prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and selecting appropriate models for specific tasks is highly desirable.
You will also be responsible for data gathering, cleaning, preprocessing, feature engineering, and developing, training, evaluating, and optimizing machine learning models to achieve high performance.
Application Details

If this sounds like you, please get in touch! The closing date for applications is

29.05.2025 .
Location

Flexible/Home working with occasional travel to London or Hove.
What’s in It for You?

Success is personal. Join us, and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero together.

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