Xcede's Data Science recruitment team are working with one of the UK's favourite entertainment brands who already have an industry leading Data Science tea. They are looking to add a Senior Data Scientist / Lead Data Scientist to the team based in Leeds, working under an incredibly talented and inspirational Head of Data Science. The team is currently made up of 7 Data Scientists, with close links to some of the UK's top universities for their MSc and PhD machine learning programmes.

The Senior Data Scientist will work on a broad range of projects - from recommendation engine and personalisation work, through to some incredibly cutting edge deep learning projects on content recommendation. This is a unique opportunity to join a genuinely "award winning team" working on "award winning projects".

Requirements:
-MSc or PhD in Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or similar field
-Strong statistics background
-Strong programming skills (ideally Python)
-Experience making predictions around customer behaviour
-Experience leading or mentoring junior data scientists is a big advantage

If you are interested in this or other Data Scientist opportunities please contact Matthew Jones on trmatthew.jones@xcede.co.uk or +44(0)203 301 9931. Unfortunately this position is only available to candidates eligible to work in the EU without sponsorship.

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