• Strong Python programming skills and willingness to learn software-development best practice.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD), using pytest or another testing framework.
• Familiarity with version control and IT delivery tools.
• Experience across the data science lifecycle, including model development, deployment, monitoring and maintenance.
• Predictive or prescriptive analysis experience, including predictive modelling, machine learning or data mining.
• Ability to identify applications of machine learning to business problems and communicate findings clearly.

Experience with cloud deployment, commercial development and tuning of machine learning models, API development, SQL, DevOps, MLOps or CI/CD would be useful. A relevant graduate or postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience in a discipline such as engineering, mathematics, physics or statistics, is also welcomed.

TeamCandour have been retained by a thriving, global financial services organisation to add a further Data Scientist to help turn data into practical business value as part of a rapidly growing team. Based in London, this permanent role offers hybrid working. You will join a core team of data scientists, engineers and analysts, working in small teams with a two-week review cycle and an approach focused on developing minimum viable solutions that can be scaled.You will work with stakeholders across business functions to identify opportunities in areas including decision-making, pricing, customer intent and monitoring. The role combines hands-on technical work with clear communication: you will help colleagues understand where data science can make a difference, shape effective solutions and take them through to implementation. It will suit someone who enjoys collaboration, tackling varied business challenges and continuing to develop their data science practice. As well as offering an

unrivalled career opportunity, the organisation has one of the most comprehensive benefits packages we have seen including:

• Up to 20% bonus
• 10% company pension contributions
• Private dential & healthcare policies
• Sharesave scheme