Data Scientist

Data Scientist 6 months’ initial contract £600 pd outside IR35 3 days Central London Job Overvie w Stanton House has partnered with a media business based in Central London, that is looking to hire an Interim Data Scientist / AI Enginee r.Our client is building out a new data science and AI function focused on developing AI agent capabilities and embedding AI into business processes. This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering production-grade AI systems. This is a hands-on contract role suited to someone who can operate independently, take ownership, and deliver high-impact AI solutions in a fast-evolving environmen t. Responsibilit • iesDesign and build LLM-powered AI agents and multi-agent systems for real-world business applicati • onsDevelop agentic workflows, incorporating RAG, reasoning, planning, and tool orchestrat • ionBuild and deploy production-grade GenAI systems, not just prototy • pesIntegrate AI solutions into existing business systems, APIs, and workfl • owsContribute to or establish MLOps frameworks (e.g. Databricks or similar environmen • ts)Work closely with stakeholders to translate business problems into technical AI soluti • onsOwn delivery end-to-end, operating with minimal supervis • ionCommunicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakehold ersSkills Nee • ded Strong experience delivering machine learning and AI sys • temsStrong expertise in LLMs, Generative AI, and RAG sys • temsProven experience building AI agents / agentic sys • temsHands-on experience with LangGraph and/or similar framew • orksStrong Python engineering skills with experience building scalable sys • temsExperience with MLOps and ML platforming (e.g. Databricks or equival • ent)Experience designing and deploying systems on cloud platforms (AWS prefer • red)Strong understanding of system design, orchestration, and production constra • intsAbility to work independently, take ownership, and proactively drive work for • wardStrong communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders and translate technical detail into business con text