Senior AI Data Scientist – Generative AI & MLOps (Hybrid Cloud)

IBM; Abbots Worthy; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Paternity leave and maternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

25 days holiday

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks a Consulting Data Scientist to design, develop, and deploy AI solutions across client engagements. You will work with Hybrid Cloud & Data teams to translate business problems into production-ready AI solutions, balancing innovation with governance and security.

You will apply ML and statistical techniques to structured and unstructured data, evaluate and optimise AI systems for performance and cost, and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the delivery

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and deploy AI and Data Science solutions across multiple client engagements
• Deliver Generative AI use cases, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, knowledge retrieval, agentic AI workflows, and LLM-powered applications
• Apply machine learning and statistical techniques to structured and unstructured data where appropriate
• Evaluate, fine-tune, and optimise AI solutions for performance, reliability, cost, and business value
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into clear analytical and AI use cases
• Conduct exploratory analysis, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, and validation activities
• Partner with Data Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, and stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Support the operationalisation of AI solutions through APIs, cloud platforms, MLOps, and downstream integration patterns
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior practitioners
• Contribute to AI best practices, governance, responsible AI adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with modern Data Science libraries (e.g. Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Practical experience designing and delivering AI or Machine Learning solutions within a commercial, consulting, or enterprise environment

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI and Data Science solutions across client engagements
• Deliver Generative AI use cases including RAG, semantic search, and LLM-powered applications
• Apply machine learning techniques to structured and unstructured data
• Evaluate and optimise AI solutions for performance, cost, and value
• Translate business requirements into AI use cases
• Perform exploratory analysis, feature engineering, and model development
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and stakeholders throughout delivery lifecycle
• Support deployment through APIs and cloud platforms
• Mentor junior practitioners and contribute to governance and best practices
• Experience with LLMs, embeddings, and vector databases

Skills

Python

Data Science

Machine Learning

Generative AI

LLMs

API integration

Cloud platforms

OpenAI/Azure OpenAI

LangChain

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks a Consulting Data Scientist to design, develop, and deploy AI solutions across client engagements. You will work with Hybrid Cloud & Data teams to translate business problems into production-ready AI solutions, balancing innovation with governance and security.

You will apply ML and statistical techniques to structured and unstructured data, evaluate and optimise AI systems for performance and cost, and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the delivery