Data Scientist – Time Series

Central London – office based

£90-120k highly negotiable + discretionary bonus 50-100% of salary

An opportunity for an elite Data Scientist to join a very small, topflight, AI team (2-6 people within a larger international group) with arguably the leading macro hedge fund. The bonus potential is unparalleled. The challenges genuinely interesting from a data perspective.

You will work closely with AI and Research teams to own the design, implementation, and maintenance of ML pipelines for forecasting. You will prize taking ownership of the work, devising your own plans, impacting directly on the forecast.

Responsibilities:

• Explore, process, and analyse time-series datasets
• Design and implement models (statistical, ML, deep learning) for forecasting, with strong focus on best practices
• Close communication with Quant and ML engineering teams

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years' experience
• Strong experience with time-series modelling (e.g. ARIMA, VAR, GARCH, Prophet, LSTM, transformers, etc.)
• Proficient in Python ecosystem (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, PyTorch/TensorFlow; polars, dask is a plus)
• Familiarity with SQL and handling large databases

Desirable:

• Understanding of financial markets, macroeconomics
• Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Above all we’re seeking incredibly smart, driven people.