Job Description

Principal Data Scientist

About the Business

AtCiriumour goal is to keep the world connected. We are the industry leader in aviation analytics; helping our customers understand the past, present, and predicting what will happen tomorrow. Our mission is to transform the aviation industry by enabling airlines, airports, travel companies, tech giants,aircraftmanufacturers, financialinstitutionsand many more accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more aboutCiriumwww.cirium.com

About the Team

Propulsion Labs isCirium’sinnovation group, focused on solving complex,highimpactproblems in aviation analytics. We work in small, collaborative teams to explore ideas, test solutions, and scale products that deliver meaningful value to customers. Our environment supports autonomy, learning, and inclusive collaboration.

Our Tech Stack

• Big Data:Databricks, AWS, Snowflake, Azure

• Programming:Python, SQL, PySpark

• Frameworks:PyTorch,LangChain

About the Role

As a Principal Data Scientist, you will contribute deep technicalexpertisewhile helping shape best practices across the data science community. This is a senior individual contributor role with strong influence through mentorship, collaboration, and technical leadership. You will work closely with partners across product, engineering, and the business to design and deliverdatadrivensolutions.

We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds and experiences who are excited to apply advanced analytics torealworldproblems.

Responsibilities:

• Technical LeadershipAct as the go-to expert for state-of-the-artadvanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI. Define and evolve best practices for complexmodelingand design problems, ensuring scalability, robustness, and performance. Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies and methodologies relevant to aviation analytics.

• Mentorship & CollaborationMentor and coach data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence. Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and domain experts to align data science initiatives with businessobjectives Influence strategic decisions by translating complex technical insights into actionable recommendations.

• Hands-On DevelopmentLead by example through hands-on coding and model development. Design, prototype, and validateinnovative solutions for high-impact problems. Partner with engineering teams to deploy models into production environments.

• Domain ExpertiseLeverage deep knowledge of aviation, travel, or related industries to inform modellingapproaches and deliver customer-centric solutions. Stay ahead of industry trendsimpactingdata-driven products.

Requirements:

• Data MasteryComfortable working with large, complex, real-world datasets, preferably aviation-relatedExpertisein data wrangling, feature engineering, and scalable data pipelines.

• Outstanding Depth Experience:in at least one area, with experience across several (in approximate order of relevance):

• Predictive modelling over tabular data, Deep Learning NLP + LLMs, GenAI agent pipelines Simulations, Graph-based models, Time-series forecasting Geospatial modelling, Causal inference, Reinforcement learning, Optimizationproblemand/or Anomaly detection.

• Deployment ExperienceProventrack recordof deploying or partnering on customer-facing production ML systems

Working for you:

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with theoptionto buyadditionaldays

• Health screening, eye carevouchersand private medical benefits

• Wellbeing programs

• Life assurance                                  

• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

• Save As You Earn share option scheme

• Travel Season ticket loan

• Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Optional Dental Insurance

• Maternity,paternityand shared parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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