Data Scientists

Data Scientist – London - Hybrid

Job description
BDO Regulatory Solutions are currently recruiting for a Data Scientist to join our client, a Regulated firm, based in London.

We are offering an initial 6-month contract starting in September with an excellent day rate, employed via an Umbrella company.

About the role:

We are looking for talented and experienced data scientists with experience to join our programme. Solid knowledge and experience of AI and ML is essential.

To work with the existing delivery team to deliver models, documentation and associated productionised services.

Key responsibilities include;

Python (pandas, Num Py, scikit-learn):
For data wrangling, modelling, and feature engineering.
SQL:
For querying structured data sources
Model Development & Validation:

Experience with classification, unsupervised learning (e.g. outlier detection), and ranking models.
Machine Learning Deployment:
Familiarity with containerised deployment (e.g. Podman, Sage Maker, DSW pipelines)
Version Control (Git):
To maintain reproducible and collaborative workflows.
Time-Series Analysis:
To assess risk trends over financial years.
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA):
To spot early signals or risk clusters.

Desirable

Experience:

Rank Aggregation/Ensemble Techniques:
Understanding methods like Robust Rank Fusion (RRF)
Model Explainability Tools: e.g. SHAP, LIME to support interpretability.

Experience with Model Monitoring & Drift Detection
Experience in Reg Tech / Fin Crime / Data-led Supervision Projects is a plus.
Experience developing solutions for record linkage and/or network analytics tasks.

Experience with graph query languages (e.g., Gremlin, Cypher), graph database platforms (e.g., Neptune, Neo4j), and/or graph visualisation platforms

Additional Information:

Location:

London - Hybrid
Duration:
Initial 6 months
Day Rate:
Competitive, employed via an Umbrella company.

Are you ready to join the team? Click on the link to apply