Data Scientist (Gen AI)

Location: Hybrid, with two days per week in the office. Office bases: Osterley or Livingston. Appropriate right to work in the UK is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company delivering entertainment, sports, news, arts, and related products and services to millions of customers.

What you will do

• Develop generative AI and agentic solutions, including RAG applications, conversational assistants, intelligent workflows, and tool-using agents.
• Design and run experiments to test and validate AI and machine learning approaches, including LLM evaluation frameworks.
• Analyse datasets, traces, and system performance to continuously improve AI solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and commercial teams to take AI-driven solutions from ideation through deployment.
• Drive experimentation, innovation, and continuous learning to strengthen internal data science capabilities.

Requirements

• Advanced degree at MSc or PhD level, specializing in Statistics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, or another quantitative field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Hands-on experience developing solutions with Large Language Models.
• Hands-on experience building applied machine learning models using Python and relevant libraries and frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, or PyTorch.
• Right to work in the UK.

Nice to have

• Experience designing evaluation frameworks for generative systems, including LLM-as-a-judge and task-specific metrics.
• Experience with vector databases, data querying languages, and retrieval methods.
• Experience with AI monitoring, observability, guardrails, testing, and responsible AI practices.
• A commercial mindset and understanding of how data science drives business value.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working approach with flexibility over where and how work is performed, subject to two office days per week.
• Free hirify.global TV or NOW package, including hirify.global Sports and hirify.global Cinema.
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare with mental health support, Aviva Digital GP, and dental insurance.
• Discounts on hirify.global products, Sharesave and Tech schemes, and hirify.global VIP rewards and experiences.
• Equal opportunity workplace with support and reasonable adjustments for candidates where appropriate.