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Associate Data Scientist
Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse · London
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 4, 67);"><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://www.rightmove.co.uk/careers/content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-30-July-2026-at-10.03.05-3-8.png" alt="" width="1001"><strong><br><br></strong></span></p>
<p>Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.</p>
<p>We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. </p>
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<p> </p></div><p><span data-contrast="none">We’re looking for an Associate Data Scientist to join Rightmove’s growing Data, Analytics & AI team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at an early stage in their career to apply machine learning and AI to real problems in the UK property market, while building strong foundations in data science.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You’ll work closely with experienced data scientists, machine learning engineers and data engineers, contributing to well-defined pieces of larger projects while receiving close support and guidance as you build your skills. This role would suit someone who is keen to learn, enjoys solving practical problems, and wants to develop their skills within a collaborative, product-focused environment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What you’ll be doing</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">A typical week may involve:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Building, training and evaluating machine learning models using standard libraries and techniques, under the guidance of more experienced colleagues</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Tuning model hyperparameters, interpreting results and clearly explaining what a model does and how well it performs</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Writing SQL and Python to query, clean and transform datasets, and carrying out data quality checks</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Applying descriptive statistics and creating clear visualisations to summarise data and highlight meaningful patterns</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Supporting the design and evaluation of experiments and the monitoring of key product metrics</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Working with machine learning engineers and data engineers to prepare data and support the move of models from experimentation into production</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Helping monitor deployed models, flagging issues such as performance degradation or data drift</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Exploring new techniques, including LLMs and generative AI, through small prototypes and proofs of concept</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Writing clear, maintainable code and following team practices such as version control, code review and reproducibility</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Using AI tools responsibly and reliably to work more efficiently, while reviewing, testing and taking ownership of anything, they help you produce</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Following our AI model standards, so that the models we build are robust, well documented and responsibly deployed</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Keeping your team informed about progress and challenges, and sharing what you learn across the data and AI community</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Collaborating with product, engineering, and data teams to support delivery of AI features </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">We’re looking for someone who</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Has a solid understanding of core machine learning concepts, including standard algorithms, loss functions and evaluation metrics</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Has some experience with Python and SQL (through academic work, projects, or early commercial experience)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Is familiar with at least one ML library or framework (e.g. scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch or TensorFlow)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245417":false,"201341983":0,"335559737":282,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Has a working knowledge of descriptive statistics and data visualisation, and can interpret results sensibly</span><span data-ccp-props="
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