Data Scientist- Gen AI

scrumconnect ltd; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Staines-upon-Thames is seeking a Data Scientist with strong Generative AI experience. The role involves designing, building, and deploying AI-powered tools. Candidates should have a solid background in Python and SQL, and the ability to manage projects independently from discovery to deployment. The company promotes diversity and inclusive working conditions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Data Science, specifically in Generative AI.
• Proven ability to deliver independently from prototype to production.
• Strong grasp of data governance and secure handling of sensitive data.

Responsibilities

• Build GenAI tools end-to-end including chat/assistants and document Q&A.
• Own evaluation, ensuring safety and performance metrics are met.
• Productionise tools, package as services, and integrate via CI/CD.

Skills

Generative AI

Python

SQL

MLOps

Data Governance

Statistical Analysis

Tools

Docker

Azure

GitHub Actions

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Overview

We re hiring a Data Scientist with strong Generative-AI experience to design, build, and ship AI-powered tools end-to-end. you\'ll work in a small, multi-disciplinary team and take ownership from discovery to deployment: scoping use-cases, building prototypes, hardening them for production, and putting the right evaluation and governance around them.

Responsibilities

• Build GenAI tools end-to-end (independently): chat/assistants, document Q&A (RAG), summarisation, classification, extraction, and workflow/agent automations.
• Own evaluation & safety: create offline/online eval sets, measure faithfulness/hallucination, bias, safety, latency and cost; add guardrails and red-teaming.
• Productionise: package as services/APIs or lightweight apps (e.g., Streamlit/Gradio/React), containerise, and integrate via CI/CD.
• Data pipelines: design chunking/embedding strategies, pick vector stores, manage prompt/versioning, and monitor drift & quality.
• Model strategy: select and mix providers (hosted and open-source), fine-tune where sensible, and optimise for cost/perf/privacy.
• Stakeholder enablement: translate problems into measurable KPIs, run discovery, document clearly, and hand over maintainable solutions.
• Good practice: apply data ethics, security and privacy by design; align to service standards and accessibility where relevant.

Tech you\'ll likely use

• Python (pandas, PyTorch/Transformers), SQL
• LLM frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex (or similar)
• Vector DBs: FAISS/pgvector/Pinecone (or similar)
• Cloud & Dev: Azure/AWS/GCP, Docker, REST APIs, GitHub Actions/CI
• Data & MLOps: BigQuery/Snowflake, MLflow/DVC, dbt/Airflow (nice to have)
• Front ends (for internal tools): Streamlit/Gradio/basic React
• 7+ years in Data Science/ML, including hands-on delivery of GenAI products (not just PoCs).
• Proven ability to ship independently: from idea prototype secure, supportable production tool.
• Strong Python & SQL; solid software engineering habits (testing, versioning, CI/CD).
• Practical LLM skills: prompt design, RAG, tool/function calling, evaluation & guardrails, and prompt/model observability.
• Sound grasp of statistics/experimentation (A/B tests, hypothesis testing) and communicating impact to non-technical audiences.
• Data governance, privacy and secure handling of sensitive data.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated or public-sector-like environments.
• Azure OpenAI/Vertex AI/Bedrock; lightweight fine-tuning/LoRA.
• Front End skills to craft usable internal UIs.

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, underrepresented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.