Azure Data Scientist - Outside IR35

This is an opportunity for a Data Scientist to play a key role in building Machine Learning and AI Solutions for customers, at the forefront of MS Azure technologies. The successful candidate will have commercial experience leading a team or working independently. Responsibilities: • Take a lead role in the design and development of machine learning, computer vision, statistical algorithms and solutions. • Help clients realise the potential of data science, machine learning, and scaled data processing within the Azure ecosystem. • Lead and support multi-disciplinary teams, taking ownership for the delivery of core solution components. • Manage the design and delivery of the data architecture. • Communicate and present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and customers using tools such as Power BI, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Cognitive Services. • Work directly with clients to understand requirements and present solutions to customer sponsors. Required Skills & Experience: • Microsoft Azure expertise, setting the technical direction across Microsoft Azure AI Services, Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft CoPilot. • Extensive experience with Data Visualisation tools, Databricks, ML Flow, storytelling tools and techniques. • Strong commercial experience creating predictive models, statistical analysis, and pricing analysis. • Working with large data sets (real time, storage, and geo-spatial data). • Writing and reviewing data science code, proficient in Python, C#, SQL, R, or other programming languages for data analysis and machine learning. • Excellent communication skills. • Strong appetite to work closely with customers. • A background in data science or data engineering. • Desirable: Retail Industry experience Additional Information: • Rate: £500-550 (dependent on experience) • IR35: Outside • Start date: Mid Jan • Initial Duration: 3-month initial sign up • Location: Remote • All applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work