Data Science Consultant - Advanced Analytics & ML

PA Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks with privat

25 days annual leave plus extra days

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Job summary

PA Consulting is hiring a Data Science consultant to join our Digital & Data community. You will combine analytics, modelling and ML to support data-centric decision making for public and private sector clients.

You’ll work across agile teams, collaborate with diverse experts, and contribute to client-facing solutions using Python, SQL, and visualization tools, with hybrid work and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• A degree, Masters or PhD from a leading university in data science, mathematics, operational research, physics, or statistics.
• Experience of conducting analysis for evidence-based decision making, designing and developing models and conducting analysis to support data-centric decision making.
• Experience working with clients to translate business needs into analytical approaches and solutions, and with strong ability to communicate approaches, and findings to technical and non-technical audience.
• Experience of working across the full analytics and modelling lifecycle - problem formulation, exploratory data analysis, model design, build, testing and handover.
• Experience working with common tools like python, SQL, Excel and data visualisation solutions for modelling and analysis.
• Experience of leading and delivering solutions that involved one or more of the following specialisms: advanced analytics and data science, algorithm design and development, developing operational research models, data engineering, big data and Cloud platforms, data visualisation or dashboard development.
• A genuine affinity for problem solving - an inquisitive mind who wants to solve the trickiest challenges whilst working with incredible colleagues

Responsibilities

• Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Live in-person whiteboarding sessions to problem solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
• Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values.
• We use a range of different tools and technologies depending on the specific task, such as Data Bricks, Python, PySpark, R, Excel, Palantir Foundry and PowerBI.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Degree/Masters/PhD in data science/math/OR/physics/statistics

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

PowerBI

Palantir Foundry

Data Bricks

PySpark

Job description

PA Consulting is hiring a Data Science consultant to join our Digital & Data community. You will combine analytics, modelling and ML to support data-centric decision making for public and private sector clients.

You’ll work across agile teams, collaborate with diverse experts, and contribute to client-facing solutions using Python, SQL, and visualization tools, with hybrid work and training opportunities.