Applied Data Scientist for Policy & AI Solutions

ICF Olson; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a data science professional to deliver data science and AI solutions across EU client projects. You will work with subject matter experts to frame questions, analyse evidence and present findings to diverse audiences.

You will discuss needs with specialists, prototype using Python and ML, and contribute to proposals while collaborating with colleagues across technical disciplines. This role is based in Madrid with global teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Python for analysis and modelling with SQL experience.
• Strong grounding in statistics and machine learning.
• Experience with large language models in analysis.
• Ability to translate ambiguous questions into working demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Define problems with clients and determine success measures.
• Prepare and analyse data; build and evaluate models.
• Present findings to experts, clients, and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaborate across disciplines to document work and prototypes.
• Contribute to proposals and manage multiple projects.
• Share methods and reusable approaches within the team.

Skills

Python analytics

SQL data extraction

Statistics & ML

LLM in analysis

Data wrangling

Stakeholder engagement

English communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Tools

Cloud platforms

APIs

Data pipelines

Deployment

Job description

ICF is seeking a data science professional to deliver data science and AI solutions across EU client projects. You will work with subject matter experts to frame questions, analyse evidence and present findings to diverse audiences.

You will discuss needs with specialists, prototype using Python and ML, and contribute to proposals while collaborating with colleagues across technical disciplines. This role is based in Madrid with global teams.