Senior Data Scientist: Greenfield ML + Abu Dhabi Relocation

Durlston Partners; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial data consultancy is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build and own machine learning models, manage large datasets, and design experiments to improve data quality. This role requires strong statistical skills, proficiency in Python, and experience with unstructured data. Compensation includes a fully guaranteed salary, education allowances, and extensive benefits. The position is based on-site in Abu Dhabi, with generous leave policies and family-friendly working conditions.

Benefits

Education allowance for dependent children

30 working days of annual leave

Comprehensive healthcare for employee and family

Business class relocation flights

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in statistics and probability.
• Proficiency in Python for writing production-quality code.
• Experience handling large, noisy datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build and own ML models and data workflows.
• Design experiments to assess data structure and signal quality.
• Analyse model behaviour and iterate on performance.

Skills

Strong foundations in statistics

Fluent Python

Experience with large datasets

Experience in applied machine learning

Job description

A leading financial data consultancy is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build and own machine learning models, manage large datasets, and design experiments to improve data quality. This role requires strong statistical skills, proficiency in Python, and experience with unstructured data. Compensation includes a fully guaranteed salary, education allowances, and extensive benefits. The position is based on-site in Abu Dhabi, with generous leave policies and family-friendly working conditions.