Data Scientist - Optimisation

Advanced Resource Managers; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in optimisation for a hybrid role based at Heathrow. You will develop machine learning and optimisation models while ensuring integration into existing processes. Ideal candidates will have strong production-level experience in ML and optimisation, with the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively within a product team. Offered at market rate, this role requires a detail-oriented, data-driven professional with a passion for technology.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with production ML and optimisation.
• Experience with industrialised software products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines, machine learning models, and optimisation models.
• Own modelling and robust feature implementation.
• Ensure seamless integration into the technical stack.
• Stakeholder engagement and roadmap contribution.

Skills

Machine learning

Optimisation

Operations research

Fluent Python

CI/CD

SQL

Data engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Job description

Overview

Data Scientist - Optimisation • 6 Months • Hybrid - 3 days per week on site at Heathrow • £Market rate (Inside IR35)

Role purpose

This role is responsible for developing industrialised optimisation and machine learning models as part of a full-stack product squad delivering operations decision-support software.

Note: The ideal candidate MUST HAVE strong experience with Optimisation.

Scope

• As a key member of a product squad, reporting to the Lead Product Data Scientist, the Data Scientist will:
  • Develop data pipelines, machine learning models, and optimisation models
  • Own modelling and robust feature implementation
  • Ensure seamless integration into the technical stack and business processes

Accountabilities

• The Data Scientist is accountable for the full value chain of building industrialised data-science software products, including:
• Business problem understanding
• Analysis and visualisation
• Prototyping ML and optimisation models in Python
• Production-grade software development
• Data pipelines and orchestration
• CI/CD, testing, logging, and robustness
• Stakeholder engagement and roadmap contribution
• Agile ways of working

Core traits

• Systems thinking
• Detail-oriented with big-picture awareness
• Curious, proactive, resilient
• Data-driven and pragmatic
• Collaborative technologist

Skills and capabilities

• Machine learning, optimisation, and operations research
• Fluent Python; strong DS/ML libraries
• Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• CI/CD, orchestration, containerisation
• Strong SQL and data engineering skills
• Excellent communication and analytical ability

Qualifications and experience

• Strong experience with production ML/optimisation experience
• Experience with industrialised software products preferred

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.