A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Senior Data Scientist at IBM, you will lead the design and delivery of AI solutions, advanced analytics and automation for clients across industries. You will work at the intersection of data science, business strategy, and technology, helping clients unlock value from their data assets while mentoring junior team members and shaping IBM’s data science capability.
* Strategic leadership of large end-to-end AI solutions, advanced analytics and automation engagements from discovery to deployment.
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating business challenges into data-driven solutions and articulating the value of AI.
* Translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including consultants, engineers, and client stakeholders.
* Design and implement machine learning models, statistical analyses, and AI solutions tailored to client needs.
Lead business development through proposal writing, solutioning, and client presentations.
Mentor and coach junior data scientists and analysts.
* Lead business development through proposal writing, solutioning, and client presentations.
Mentor and coach junior data scientists and analysts.
* Stay current with emerging technologies and methodologies in AI/ML and data science.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
* Full AI Project Lifecycle: Experience in managing the full AI project lifecycle, from research and prototyping to deployment in production environments in a consulting or enterprise environment.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Advanced Analytics Techniques: Experience with advanced analytics techniques for structured data, including proficiency in Python and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, or Hugging Face.
* NLP and ML Methods: Deep understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) methods for unstructured content, with expertise in foundation models and large language models.
* AI Solution Development: Experience in architecting and delivering AI solutions using cutting-edge technologies, including tools like Github Copilot and Amazon Code Whisperer.
* Cloud Platforms and Services: Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud) and related services, as well as experience with relational and NoSQL databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB).
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship.
Preferred technical and professional experience
* Foundation in Specialized Areas: Experience with one of the following areas: NLP, Image Processing, Video Processing, Voice Processing, or Watson technologies, enabling optimization of AI solutions and driving business value.
* Proficiency in Modern UI Frameworks: Familiarity with modern UI frameworks such as Backbone.js, AngularJS, React.js, Ember.js, Bootstrap, and JQuery, allowing for seamless integration with AI solutions.
* Operating System Knowledge: Experience working with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android, facilitating smooth deployment of AI solutions across different environments.
* PhD or equivalent experience is a plus (preferable in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.
Job Title
Data Scientist - AI - Senior Managing Consultant
Job ID
90950
City / Township / Village
London
State / Province
London, City of
Country
United Kingdom
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Area of work
Data & Analytics
Employment type
Regular
Position type
Professional
Some travel may be required based on business demand
Company
(8660) IBM United Kingdom Limited
Shift
General (daytime)
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