Rate: £825 per day, Inside IR35 Contract length: 12 months, rolling contract Location: London W1 Working arrangement: Hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week in the London office A boutique investment bank in London is hiring a hands-on Data Scientist at VP level to build AI and modelling products for its bankers. You will work within a small team, developing solutions that go into production and support live M&A and advisory deals. M&A experience is essential. You must understand the deal environment and be able to translate bankers’ requirements into practical AI and modelling solutions. What you will be doing: * Building generative AI and machine learning products end to end, from prototype through to production. * Applying LLMs and NLP to real M&A and advisory problems. * Developing statistical and predictive models, from framing the question through to deployment. * Writing production-quality Python, taking ownership of your code and working closely with engineering. * Working directly with senior bankers and explaining your models, assumptions and reasoning clearly to non-technical stakeholders. What we are looking for: * Demonstrable M&A experience, alongside a strong understanding of investment banking and advisory workflows. * Strong hands-on experience in data science, AI and statistical modelling. * Excellent Python skills and experience delivering models and AI products into production. * Practical experience with generative AI, LLMs and NLP. * The ability to explain your technical choices, evaluate model performance and demonstrate the impact of your work. * Experience building platforms or products, with clear ownership of delivery. * Confidence working with senior stakeholders in a demanding deal environment. * Availability to attend the London W1 office at least three days per week. Interview process: Includes a live coding exercise, so you will need to be comfortable writing code and explaining your approach during the interview. To apply, please submit your CV, highlighting your M&A experience and the AI or modelling products you have delivered into production. Bowers Partnership is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy