Job Description

About Faculty

Faculty transforms organisational performance through safe, impactful and human-led AI. We are Europe\xe2\x80\x99s leading applied AI company, and saw its potential a decade ago - long before the current hype cycle. We founded in 2014 with our Fellowship programme, training academics to become commercial data scientists. Today, we provide over 300 global customers with industry-leading software, and bespoke AI consultancy for retail, healthcare, energy, and governmental organisations, as well as our award winning Fellowship. Our expertise and safety credentials are such that OpenAI asked us to be their first technical partner, helping customers deploy cutting-edge generative AI safely. Our high-impact work has saved lives through forecasting NHS demand during covid, produced green energy by routing boats towards the wind, slashed marketing spend by predicting customer spending habits, and kept children safe online. AI is an epoch-defining technology. We want people to join us who can help our customers reap its enormous benefits safely. What you\'ll be doing: As a Senior Data Scientist in our Frontier Delivery & Enablement team you will lead project teams that deliver bespoke solutions to our clients using our cutting-edge Decision Intelligence product, Frontier. From optimising discharge management in healthcare institutions to addressing logistics in the military, and supporting sustainability goals in various industries, Frontier empowers organisations to make informed decisions through AI-driven insights and deploy these directly into their existing workflows. You will be responsible for understanding the client\'s business and its needs, conceiving the data science approach, and designing the associated software architecture. You will lead the technical build with a team of data scientists and engineers, ensuring that best practices are followed throughout. You will directly contribute to the codebase of the project with a specific focus on the more difficult components which require experience to implement. You will help our excellent commercial team build strong relationships with clients, shaping the direction of both current and future projects. Particularly in the initial stages of commercial engagements, you will guide the process of defining the scope with an emphasis on technical feasibility. We consider this work as fundamental to ensuring that Faculty can continue to deliver high-quality software within the allocated timeframes. You will play an important role in the development of others at Faculty by acting as the designated mentor of a small number of data scientists, and by supporting the professional growth of data scientists on the project team. The latter includes giving targeted support where needed, and providing step-up opportunities where helpful. You will also have the opportunity to teach on the Fellowship about topics that range from basic statistics to reinforcement learning, and to mentor the Fellows through their 6-week project. Thanks to Frontier, you will have access to powerful computation, templated resources, and secure collaboration. Because your work in data science will inform the development of our AI products, you will often collaborate closely with software engineers and designers from our dedicated product team, and your input will play an important part in guiding our product roadmap. Who we\'re looking for:

• Mid to Senior experience in either a professional data science position or a quantitative academic field
• Strong programming skills as evidenced by earlier work in data science or software engineering. Although your programming language of choice (e.g. R, MATLAB or C) is not important, we do require the ability to become a fluent Python programmer in a short timeframe
• The ability to write production-ready code and work closely with engineers to deploy Frontier into customer systems
• An excellent command of the basic libraries for data science (e.g. NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn) and familiarity with a deep-learning framework (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe)
• A high level of mathematical competence and proficiency in statistics
• A solid grasp of essentially all of the standard data science techniques, for example, supervised/unsupervised machine learning, model cross validation, Bayesian inference, time-series analysis, simple NLP, effective SQL database querying, or using/writing simple APIs for models. We regard the ability to develop new algorithms when an innovative solution is needed as a fundamental skill
• A leadership mindset focussed on growing the technical capabilities of the team; a caring attitude towards the personal and professional development of other data scientists; enthusiasm for nurturing a collaborative and dynamic culture
• An appreciation for the scientific method as applied to the commercial world; a talent for converting business problems into a mathematical framework; resourcefulness in overcoming difficulties through creativity and commitment; a rigorous mindset in evaluating the performance and impact of models upon deployment
• Some commercial experience, particularly if this involved client-facing work or project management; eagerness to work alongside our clients; business awareness and an ability to gauge the commercial value of projects; outstanding written and verbal communication skills; persuasiveness when presenting to a large or important audience
• Experience leading a team of data scientists (to deliver innovative work according to a strict timeline) as well as experience in composing a project plan, in assessing its technical feasibility, and in estimating the time to delivery

What we can offer you The Faculty team is diverse and distinctive, and we all come from different personal, professional and organisational backgrounds. We all have one thing in common: we are driven by a deep intellectual curiosity that powers us forward each day. This curiosity pushes us to seek truth and understanding in everything we do, to execute work in a nimble and pragmatic manner, to foster talent in one another and always to challenge assumptions. Faculty is the professional challenge of a lifetime. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be surrounded by an impressive group of brilliant minds working to advance our goal of making artificial intelligence real. Our consultants, product developers, business development specialists, operations professionals and more all bring something unique to Faculty, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll learn something new from everyone you meet. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also have the opportunity to make your mark on a high-growth start-up now poised to expand internationally. Fostering talent is one of our core values, it\xe2\x80\x99s built into our culture and what we offer. Faculty was founded by people who are passionate about continuous learning, and adding value to our people. Some of our benefits\xe2\x80\xa6..

• Genuinely flexible working: We believe people have needs, responsibilities and interests that require something different to a strict working day. We trust people to organise and take accountability for their own work and do our best to support their lives outside Faculty. We provide you with all you need to work from home, including a laptop, keyboard, chair\xe2\x80\xa6even Sony headphones!
• Equity, we want you to benefit from Faculty\xe2\x80\x99s growth and success.
• Unlimited holidays: We encourage each other to use this time to take a break, work on personal projects, or to spend time with their friends and family.
• Fantastic private health, optical and dental cover, for you & your family - including 24/7 unlimited virtual private GP appointments and covering pre-existing medical conditions.
• Access to mental health coaching with Sanctus
• Weekly free lunches, and more fruit, drinks and snacks than you could ever eat (for office-based employees).
• We work hard and make sure we enjoy what we do. So we have frequent socials and informal get-togethers to help make sure you enjoy your time with us. You\xe2\x80\x99ll make friends and professional connections that will last a lifetime.