Data Scientist (Milton Keynes)

Data Scientist Start: ASAP Duration: 6-12 months Location: onsite 3 days per week in Milton Keynes Pay: up to £425 /day Inside IR35 We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist. You will be instrumental in developing and deploying data-driven solutions, with a particular focus on OCR use-cases and LLM applications within AWS environments. Key Responsibilities: - AWS Data Science Tools: Hands-on with SageMaker, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Athena. - OCR Development: Experience with Amazon Textract, Tesseract, and LLM-based OCR. - Python Expertise: Skilled in Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers; modular, testable code. - ML Models: Proficient in regression, classification, clustering, and time-series forecasting. - Business Insight: Translate business needs into data-driven solutions and actionable insights. - Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams. - Data Engineering: Basic skills in SQL and big data tools (e.g., Athena). - Experimentation: A/B testing, statistical analysis, performance metrics. - Compliance: Knowledge of data privacy (GDPR), PII handling. - Agile Working: Experience in Agile/Scrum teams (Jira, Azure DevOps). Essential Skills & Experience: - 5-7 years in a Data Science role - Strong experience with Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker - Python integration with APIs (e.g., ChatGPT) - Demonstrable experience with LLMs in AWS - Proven delivery of OCR and document parsing pipelines