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Data Scientist, Renewable Energy
£35,000 - 72,000
Advanced Resource Managers Limited
M275, Selby
£35,000 - 72,000
Requirements
Must:
- At least 5 years experience in client-facing data science roles with demonstrable impact on business outcomes.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Strong proficiency in Python or R, including libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
- Solid understanding of statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
- Hands-on experience applying a range of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques (e.g., Random Forest, regression models, clustering methods).
- Proficiency with SQL and data warehousing technologies.
- Ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear, practical business recommendations.
- Strong problem-solving skills and natural curiosity for exploring and understanding data.
- Industry experience in power generation and power trading.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritise opportunities where data science can deliver measurable value.
- Collect, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources.
- Develop, test, and deploy predictive models and machine learning algorithms to address business challenges.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends, patterns, anomalies, and key drivers.
- Communicate insights and recommendations through clear storytelling, visualisations, and dashboards.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to productionise models and ensure reliability, scalability, and ongoing performance.
- Evaluate model accuracy and effectiveness, implementing continuous optimisation and tuning.
- Stay up to date with emerging data science tools, methodologies, and industry best practices.
- Perform sensitivity analysis to assess model robustness and variable impact.
Description
We are seeking a Data Scientist for a 3-month contract role based in Selby, offering hybrid working with 1-2 days in the office. The ideal candidate will have experience in the energy sector, particularly in power generation or power trading. We offer a dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with various stakeholders, applying your data science skills to create impactful solutions. Join us to leverage your expertise in a forward-thinking team and contribute to meaningful projects in renewable energy.
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