Data Scientist at IC Resources, United States, £500 per day

My London based client is looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join their trading research team on a 6 month contract ( with the potential of extension)

On offer is a rate of up to £500 per day, outside IR35, and remote working within the UK.

You’ll develop and deploy AI models that extract predictive insights from financial markets data, supporting automated trading and strategy development.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, design, and validate predictive models for market forecasting and trade signal generation
• Work with large-scale financial datasets (tick, intraday, alternative data)
• Apply machine learning and statistical techniques to identify patterns and alpha opportunities
• Collaborate with data engineers and quantitative researchers to integrate models into live trading systems
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience in financial data science, quantitative research, or algorithmic trading
• Proficiency in Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL
• Strong grounding in statistics, time-series analysis, and machine learning
• Familiarity with market microstructure and trading concepts
• Experience working with AI-driven or quantitative trading systems is a plus