Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML & RAG Prototyping (Hybrid)

Vallum Associates; Barking; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates in London, UK, is seeking a Data Scientist on a contract basis Inside IR35 with a hybrid work model (2 days in the office). You will collect, process, and analyse large datasets, develop ML models in Python, and lead small teams on data science products.

You will perform statistical analyses, interpret results, and communicate findings to business partners while mentoring junior data scientists and keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data science experience.
• Problem framing and AI/ML metrics expertise.
• Experience with classical ML and LLM evaluation.
• Prompt engineering and RAG basics.
• Experiment design and model cards.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process, and analyse large datasets from various sources.
• Develop experimental models and ML applications in Python.
• Perform statistical analysis and interpret results.
• Lead small teams in developing data science products.
• Communicate key findings with business partners.
• Stay updated with industry trends and technologies in data science.
• Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Data science

ML metrics

LLM evaluation

Prompt/RAG

Experiment design

Job description

Vallum Associates in London, UK, is seeking a Data Scientist on a contract basis Inside IR35 with a hybrid work model (2 days in the office). You will collect, process, and analyse large datasets, develop ML models in Python, and lead small teams on data science products.

You will perform statistical analyses, interpret results, and communicate findings to business partners while mentoring junior data scientists and keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technologies.