The Role
We are recruiting a Principal / Lead Data Scientist who is passionate about solving problems. Creative, innovative, passion, flexibility, adaptability, tenacity and agile, these are just some of the words that describe the culture of our team. This is an opportunity for you to make an impact whilst also having a realistic chance to learn and develop your skills further.
Your primary role will be to lead the new Out of Home solution as our Principal Data Science to develop and maintain a market leading synthetic population solution for the GB market, leveraging a data driven approach using deep generative modelling and other state-of-the-art AI and ML methodologies.
Your leadership and guidance will ensure the team is following the right direction towards our objectives. Your deep understanding of data science techniques and methodologies to analyse data, identify matters and derive meaningful insights will enable you to support the team to tackle complex problems or when strategic decisions are required.
What will I be doing?
Working closely with the Product and Data Lead and the Project Manager in your area, you will be responsible for the planning, resourcing and delivery of projects, keeping within the allocated time and budget.
Additionally, you will stay up-to-date with latest trends, techniques and technologies so we can apply them to our day-to-day to ensure we are future proof.
Your key responsibilities will include:
What do I need to bring with me?
It is essential that your personal attributes compliment your technical skills. To be successful in this role you will need the following skills and experience:
What is in it for me?
Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.
In addition to this we have a fantastic Learning & Development offer delivered through a mix of face to face, online or on-demand.
We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.
Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.