Data Scientist
SC Cleared or Eligible | £600-£700 per day | Inside IR35
📍 Barrow-in-Furness 🏠 Hybrid Working 📅 Contract until December 2026 (Highly Likely Extension)
We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join a major programme delivering advanced analytics and AI-driven solutions within a secure and highly regulated environment.
This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge machine learning and data science initiatives, helping transform complex datasets into actionable insights and intelligent solutions that deliver real business value.
Initially, the successful candidate will be required onsite 2-3 days per week, transitioning to approximately one week per month onsite following the onboarding period.
The Role
As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models and data-driven solutions. You will work closely with technical teams, stakeholders, and end users to understand requirements, identify opportunities, and deliver robust analytical capabilities.
The role combines hands-on model development with stakeholder engagement, experimentation, and the ongoing optimisation of AI and data science solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop and deploy machine learning and AI solutions
* Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, patterns and business opportunities
* Build predictive models and data science solutions to address operational challenges
* Prepare, cleanse and engineer data for advanced analytics and modelling
* Evaluate and optimise model performance using appropriate metrics and testing methodologies
* Create insightful visualisations and presentations to communicate findings effectively
* Collaborate with engineers, analysts and stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle
* Produce high-quality technical documentation and model artefacts
* Support solution testing, validation and continuous improvement activities
* Contribute to best practices across data science, analytics and AI development
Required Experience
* Strong commercial experience as a Data Scientist
* Proven experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments
* Experience using Python for data science and analytics
* Strong knowledge of machine learning frameworks and libraries
* Experience with statistical modelling, predictive analytics and data exploration
* Strong data preparation, feature engineering and model evaluation skills
* Experience working with large and complex datasets
* Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Experience creating visualisations and presenting analytical findings
Technical Skills
* Python
* Machine Learning
* Artificial Intelligence
* Pandas
* NumPy
* Scikit-learn
* TensorFlow and/or PyTorch
* Data Visualisation (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly)
* Statistical Analysis
* Model Evaluation & Optimisation
Contract Details
* Contract until December 2026
* Likely Extension
* £600-£700 per day
* Inside IR35
* Barrow-in-Furness
* 2-3 Days Per Week Onsite Initially
* Reducing to One Week Per Month Onsite
* Active SC Clearance or Eligibility to Obtain SC Clearance Required
