Senior Data Scientists - BDO : Job Details

Senior Data Scientists – London – HybridJob descriptionBDO Regulatory Solutions are currently recruiting for a Senior Data Scientists to join our client, a regulated firm, based in London.We are offering an initial 6 month contract starting as soon as possible with a competitive rate, employed via an Umbrella company.About the role:We are looking for talented and experienced data scientists with experience to join our programme. Solid knowledge and experience of AI and ML is essential.Key responsibilities include:

• Design and develop AI / ML based solutions
• Work with other data scientists to build and deploy production-level solutions
• Troubleshoot and debug code
• Work with other teams to understand and solve business problems

About you:

• 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 clusters

Desirable:

• 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

Additional Information:Location: London - Hybrid 2 days onsite, 3 from homeDuration: 6 monthsDay Rate: Competitive rate, to Umbrella company.Are you ready to join the team? Click on the link to apply!