Quant Data Scientist (LLMs) - UAE Relocation

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hedge fund sector is seeking a Quant Data Scientist to join their high-caliber team. This role involves leveraging data and language models to develop systematic investment strategies. Candidates should have strong technical skills, experience in finance, and a passion for innovative data applications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in Data Science or Quantitative roles within finance.
• Familiarity with financial data sources, APIs, and data modeling techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines for financial text and structured data.
• Oversee quality control processes for financial content from large language models.
• Conduct descriptive and exploratory analysis to uncover patterns and trends.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Analysis

Machine Learning

Data Processing

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Job description

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Quant Data Scientist (LLMs) - UAE Relocation, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

Client:

Durlston Partners

Location:

Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Quant Data Scientist - Hedge Fund - UAE Relocation - Leading Company

We are seeking a Data Scientist to join a high-caliber Quant team within a discreet fund based in the UAE, operating at the intersection of Quantitative Research and Artificial Intelligence. This role focuses on leveraging data and language models to support research, development, and implementation of systematic investment strategies. The successful candidate will have strong technical skills, a solid understanding of financial markets, and a passion for innovative data applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated data pipelines for ingestion, tagging, cleansing, and integration of financial text and structured data.
• Oversee and enhance quality control processes for financial content generated by large language models (LLMs), ensuring coherence, accuracy, and logical consistency.
• Collaborate with quant researchers and engineers to improve the performance, accuracy, and reliability of AI-driven models.
• Conduct descriptive and exploratory analysis to uncover patterns, trends, and potential applications across datasets.
• Maintain robust and scalable data infrastructure to support real-time and batch processing workflows.
• Provide domain expertise to shape financial knowledge representation in LLM outputs.
• Develop and apply custom quality metrics to assess and guide model performance.
• Participate in development cycles, research discussions, and cross-functional knowledge-sharing sessions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Engineering).
• 3+ years of professional experience in Data Science or Quantitative roles within finance.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing libraries such as pandas and numpy.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks and statistical analysis tools.
• Familiarity with financial data sources, APIs, and data modeling techniques.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines and workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, or other NLP methodologies.
• Strong curiosity and motivation to explore new technologies and methodologies in data science and AI.
• Strong understanding of macroeconomics, financial markets, and investment principles.