Data Scientist - Fixed Term Contract

Data Scientist – Fixed Term Contract at Faculty

Why Faculty? We established Faculty in 2014 because we believed AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human‑centric AI. March 29th, 2026 marks the end date of this fixed‑term contract.

Why now?

We’re in a period of significant growth, expanding our capacity to serve a diverse range of customers and apply AI to real‑world problems with tangible impact. To meet this demand, we need skilled Data Scientists to join us for a temporary period and own end‑to‑end project delivery, build strong customer relationships, and help us scale our business.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Data Scientist in our Applied AI team, you will be part of project teams that deliver bespoke algorithms to our clients across a range of sectors. Your responsibilities include conceiving the data science approach, designing the associated software architecture, ensuring best practices are followed, defining project scope with an emphasis on technical feasibility, and collaborating with software engineers and designers to inform the development of our AI products.

Who We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a professional data science role or a quantitative academic field
• Strong programming skills, with the ability to become a fluent Python programmer quickly; familiarity with R, MATLAB, C, or similar is a plus
• Expertise in core data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit‑Learn) and a deep‑learning framework (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe)
• High level of mathematical competence and proficiency in statistics
• Solid grasp of standard data science techniques: supervised/unsupervised machine learning, model cross‑validation, Bayesian inference, time‑series analysis, simple NLP, effective SQL querying, and API integration
• Appreciation for the scientific method in a commercial context; ability to translate business problems into mathematical frameworks and evaluate model impact
• Commercial experience, especially client‑facing work or project management; excellent written and verbal communication skills; persuasive presentation ability
• Experience leading a data science team and composing project plans, assessing feasibility, and estimating delivery timelines

Our Interview Process

For our fixed‑term requirements, we run a shorter interview process:

• Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
• Take‑home test
• Technical and Commercial focused interview (60 minutes)

Our Recruitment Ethos

We aim to grow the best team—not the most similar one. Diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, strengthens our principle of seeking truth, and delivers better work relevant to the world we live in. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions, and sexual orientations.

Benefits

• Unlimited Annual Leave Policy
• Private healthcare and dental
• Enhanced parental leave
• Family‑Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working
• Sanctus Coaching
• Hybrid Working (2 days in our Old Street office, London)

If you don’t meet all the requirements but are excited by the role and possess key strengths, please apply or reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for a confidential chat – talent@faculty.ai. We are open to conversations about part‑time roles or condensed hours.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Technology, Information and Internet