DescriptionICF supports governments and organisations on challenges in areas such as energy, the environment, aviation, health and public policy. Our data science team works with subject matter experts to turn evidence and data into practical solutions for clients in the UK and EU.
You will help deliver data science and AI solutions across client projects, working with subject matter experts to frame questions, analyse evidence and deliver findings. on technical and consulting role: you will discuss needs with specialists, present approaches and results to varied audiences, and contribute to proposals. You will join an established team and work across technically diverse projects.
What you will doSpeak with subject matter experts and clients to define the problem, success measures, data needs and an appropriate analytical approach.
Prepare and analyse data, develop and evaluate models or prototypes using statistical methods, forecasting, machine learning or language models where suitable.
Contribute technical ideas, estimates and evidence to proposals, and manage your work across several concurrent projects.
Share methods and reusable approaches with colleagues across the data science team.on experience in Python for analysis and modelling, including common data and machine learning libraries, ability to use SQL to extract, join and check data.
Sound grounding in statistics and machine learning, including regression or classification, forecasting, validation, baseline comparisons and appropriate performance measures.
Practical familiarity with using large language models in analysis or prototyping, including prompting, checking outputs against evidence and recognising privacy, accuracy and reliability risks.
Experience preparing imperfect data,



building reproducible analyses and writing maintainable code with version control and testing.
Confidence working independently and engaging stakeholders across teams, clear written and spoken English for technical and nontechnical audiences.facing delivery, familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, data pipelines or deployment.
Experience building AI agents or applications that connect language models to data and tools, such as retrieval?We can train someone with strong core skills.
We will support your career development with ongoing training and opportunities to deepen both your technical and consulting skills.
Hold the right to work in the country where the role is based, or be eligible for visa sponsorship, which we may consider on a case?by?case basis, andBe physically present in that country by their first day of employment (or able to relocate beforehand). Unless stated otherwise, relocation support is not automatically provided.
Working at ICFICF is a general advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. person or virtual) is not permitted. Our data science team works with subject matter experts to turn evidence and data into practical solutions for clients in the UK and EU.
You will join an established team and contribute to data science and AI work across varied client projects. Working with more experienced colleagues, you will prepare data, test analytical approaches, help develop prototypes and communicate what the results mean.



You will gain exposure to the consulting process, learning how to turn complex client questions into practical analyses and communicate findings to a range of audiences.
What you will doWork with data scientists and subject matter experts to understand project questions, available data and appropriate outputs.
Clean, combine and explore datasets, write clear Python and document your assumptions and checks.
Build and compare straightforward statistical or machine learning models, use suitable baselines and help evaluate accuracy, limitations and potential bias.
Contribute to prototypes using methods suited to the problem, including language models where appropriate, and test outputs carefully before sharing them.
Use feedback and code review to improve your work, and contribute to reproducible project files and team knowledge sharing.on experience applying data science through a project, research, internship or commercial work.
Experience using Python gained through employment, an internship, research or substantial personal or academic projects.
A grounding in statistics and common machine learning methods, such as regression or classification, and experience of training, testing and model evaluation.
Care with data quality, documentation and clear, reproducible code, willingness to learn version control and collaborative development practices.
Curiosity about real client problems, willingness to ask questions and ability to explain your thinking in clear written and spoken English.
A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative or social science field.
Experience with Git, cloud services, data visualisation, collaborative projects or presenting technical work to a nontech

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