Physicist / Data Scientist

Physicist/Data Scientist

Cambridge

£70,000

Since they first launched 20 years ago, our client has become a household name in the consumer electronics device market. They are now looking to hire a Data Scientist.

The successful applicant will be working within a collaborative technical team of diverse skills and expertise, to design, develop, build, and test a range of ground-breaking devices for personal care, based upon sound fundamental scientific principles.

The role is ideally suited to someone with background in Physics and has extensive experience with data science, machine learning, AI, statistical analysis, and programming.

The position will involve early-stage development of product sensing technologies to help define the future of breakthrough product pipeline, including IoT or connected & smart devices. The successful applicant will also support the testing of new technology, utilising physics to define the future of consumer electronic products.

To be successful in this position, the following are required:

• Honours degree and preferably PhD educated in Physics or a closely related engineering discipline with demonstrable experience in data science

• A broad understanding of a wide range of physics principles, and an ability to identify their applicability to a variety of technical challenges

• Prior experience / knowledge of some of the following: handling big data, predictive modelling, statistics, machine learning, AI, IoT, signal and image processing, database management, DoE, and lab testing

• Strong Python or MATLAB programming experience and related data science libraries (such as scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow/Keras)

• An analytical thinker with methodical and proactive approach to problem solving

• A hands-on, team worker with ability to collaborate with diverse team of technical expertise

If you would like to be considered for this position, please either apply to this advert, or find me on LinkedIn, I'm Zac Chegini at iO Associates.