Data Scientist – PwC | Visa Sponsorship Available - #1721842

Are you a data-driven problem solver with expertise in machine learning and data manipulation? PwC is looking for a Data Scientist to join its innovative team. This role requires hands-on experience with machine learning techniques and proficiency in data manipulation libraries such as Pandas, Spark, and SQL.

As a Data Scientist at PwC, you will work on cutting-edge projects, using data to drive strategic insights and business decisions. If you have strong analytical skills and a passion for turning complex datasets into actionable solutions, this opportunity is for you.

PwC offers visa sponsorship, making this an excellent opportunity for talented professionals seeking to advance their careers in a leading global firm.

PwC is a global professional services firm dedicated to building trust in society and solving important problems. This commitment shapes the services it offers and the decisions it makes. More than just size or short-term revenue growth, PwC prioritizes genuine leadership and long-term impact.

Founded in 1849 by Samuel Price as a sole trading accountant, PwC has grown into a leading professional services firm, with a diverse community of 370,000 professionals across 149 countries. The firm continuously evolves, embracing innovation and transformation while maintaining trust and quality at its core. With a history of excellence, PwC remains a human-led, tech-powered business, ready to help clients navigate the challenges of the future.

Position: Data Scientist

Job Type: Full Time

Location: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester

Line of Service: Internal Firm Services

Specialism: IFS – Internal Firm Services – Other

About the role: The AI and Emerging Technologies team identifies and develops AI solutions that solve hard problems for PwC and for its clients. Our team works at the frontier of AI and ML in professional services. We work across multiple industries, including healthcare, financial services, and professional services.

We are looking for people to contribute to the development of AI tools and solutions, and help the business build capabilities on cutting-edge AI and NLP techniques. We’re currently looking for a motivated, self-starter individual, comfortable with ambiguity, and willing to work in a cross-functional environment, with 2+ years of experience in data science, to join us across our Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, and London offices.

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  Solution Development: Contribute to designing, developing and scaling AI and NLP solutions addressing specific business problems or opportunities.


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  AI Strategy: Contribute to the organisation’s AI strategy by identifying opportunities for leveraging AI technologies to drive innovation, improve business processes, and enhance decision-making.


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  Model Development and Evaluation: Contribute to the development, deployment, and evaluation of AI models and to the deployment and evaluation of off the shelf AI models.


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  Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Help the wider team collaborating with business stakeholders, technology teams, and other relevant groups to understand their needs, gather requirements, and align AI solutions with organisational goals.


• Prototyping, developing, and deploying machine learning applications into production.


• Contributing to our machine learning enabled, business-facing applications.


• Contributing effective, high quality code to our codebase.


• Model validation and model testing of production models.


• Presenting findings to senior internal and external stakeholders in written reports and presentations.

• Python for API and Model development (Machine learning frameworks and tooling e.g. Sklearn) and (Deep learning frameworks such as Pytorch and Tensorflow).


• Understanding of machine learning techniques.


• Experience with data manipulation libraries (e.g. Pandas, Spark, SQL).


• Git for version control.


• Cloud experience (we use Azure/GCP/AWS).

• Evidence of modelling experience applied to industry relevant use cases.


• Familiarity with working in an MLOps environment.


• Familiarity with simulation techniques.


• Familiarity with optimisation techniques.

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

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APPLY TODAY and be part of a team that thrives on innovation and problem-solving.