Senior Data Scientist

We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow. Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?
We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days will take you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution. You’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

About you:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our internal Data Solutions team within the Global Technology Solutions group. This is an exciting opportunity to tackle complex technical problems as well as playing a pivotal role in the growth of Data Solutions within Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will serve as a leadership figure for Data Science as well as the parallel Data Solutions teams as they are built out over the short to medium term, being the primary point of contact for our data footprint within the region. Please note that this role will require working hours to be shifted approximately 3 days per week to partially align with the UK working hours.

Day-to-day, you will:

1. Be doing hands-on development work, developing our Data Science products in partnership with your customers both within and beyond the Data Solutions organisation.
2. Pair with junior team members on their work, with the ultimate goal of elevating them to the same level of technical capability as yourself.
3. Play a key part in the coordination of project work in the team, supervising the work of others.
4. Be a leading voice contributing to the overall strategy of the Data Solutions organisation, in particular with spotting opportunities/solutions and registering them appropriately.
5. Contribute heavily to a culture of knowledge-sharing, both within the team, and in the wider organisation.
6. Spend time with your stakeholders, forming great relationships with them and becoming a trusted partner.

Your skills and experiences might also include:

1. Strong data science and statistics skills.
2. Strong Python skills.
3. Experience of data science within a cloud environment.
4. Strong SQL skills for complex data extraction.
5. Experience mentoring junior team members.
6. Strong communication skills for interacting with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
7. Experience with best-practice SDLC principles (source code versioning/control, code testing, code review, pull requests, code modularization, proper documentation etc).
8. Experience working to a flavour of Agile and/or DevOps which is compatible with Data Science work.

Nice to have:

1. Experience using PySpark on Databricks, or a similar platform.
2. Experience with MLOps tooling and practices.

Skills, knowledge, experience & qualifications:

1. You enjoy the “people aspects” of your role and form good relationships. You are trusted and respected.
2. You are an experienced Data Scientist with a proven track record delivering value in a commercial setting.
3. You are able to work independently with minimal supervision, using your expertise and experience to make the required decisions to move a project forward whilst maintaining alignment with company priorities.
4. You enjoy mentoring and upskilling more junior colleagues, and are able to supervise their projects and provide support where required.
5. You are passionate about data and the ever-evolving technology that is used to leverage it.
6. You are focused on delivering high-quality solutions to given timeframes.
7. You can communicate well with colleagues – both technical and non-technical.

What are we all about?
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology; we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace.

At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.