Lead Data Scientist

Xcede

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: SP072-17

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

WE ARE ON THE HUNT FOR THE TOP 5% OF DATA SCIENTISTS!

We’re looking for talented people to join our dynamic team in Abu Dhabi. You’ll take the lead in creating world-class digital services to transform the way AI is implemented for real world solutions.

Working closely in teams, you’ll use the latest cloud and digital technologies to make rapid and meaningful improvements. Keeping a relentless focus on user needs, you’ll make the systems easier to use and help teams do the things they need to do.

Job Description

• We are looking for a hands-on data scientist who is passionate about data and want to apply machine learning techniques to solve real world problems which will make a lasting impact on society.
• You will work closely with the wider team to ensure high-quality algorithm is delivered in line with the project goals and delivery cycles.
• You will work on all aspects of the design development and delivery of machine learning enables solution including data acquisition from diverse sources, data exploration, feature engineering, evaluating algorithms and deploying the models iteratively to improve the final solution.

Requirements

Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and data mining techniques in one or more areas of predictive modelling, text mining, information retrieval, time series analysis, and statistical modeling
• Identify and extract interesting pattern from structured and unstructured data
• Experience in building state of the art text mining pipeline to work with unstructured data
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team including data scientists and software engineers
• Knowledge of the most important libraries for NLP
• Experience with machine learning frameworks e.g., Theano, Tensorflow
• Programming skills e.g. Python, Java, Scala
• Experience working with educational data sets
• Excellent communication skills
• Ph.D. or MS degree with industry experience for Data Scientis

About the Company

Xcede Group is a global recruitment organisation that delivers technology and energy talent solutions, which enable companies to innovate and grow.

Formed in 2020 by a merger of three well-established organisations — TechStream, Xcede and Etonwood — our mission is to attract the talent that is helping our clients to shape the new global economy.

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