Durlston Partners
Data Scientist
Durlston PartnersUnited Arab Emirates10 days ago
Full-timeResearch, Analyst +1

Data Researcher / Data Scientist (Multiple Levels)

Location: Middle East (Relocation Provided)**

Compensation: Highly competitive, fully guaranteed package


About the Role

We’re building a high-calibre team to explore, structure, and model large, messy, unconventional datasets. The work is research-driven, engineering-heavy, and mostly greenfield. We’re hiring across levels, from exceptional early-career talent to experienced researchers and engineers, to help design the data and ML foundations of a long-term technical initiative.


What You’ll Do

  • Work with high-volume, multimodal, unstructured data
  • Build ML models, research pipelines, and experimental workflows
  • Design data systems that support rigorous, repeatable experimentation
  • Investigate model behaviour, signal quality, and data structure
  • Translate research ideas into scalable components


Data Researcher

  • Explore data, design experiments, build early ML prototypes
  • Senior levels lead research direction and methodology


Data Scientist / ML Engineer

  • Build pipelines, ingestion workflows, and model-ready datasets
  • Senior levels architect large-scale systems and guide platform strategy


Who Thrives Here

  • Strong Python and ML fundamentals
  • Experience with large or unstructured datasets
  • Comfort with ambiguity, complexity, and open-ended research
  • Ability to think in systems and reason scientifically
  • Clear evidence of exceptional ability (research, competitions, open-source, or standout projects)


Not a Fit If Your Background Is Mainly

BI/reporting, KPI dashboards, clean dataset analytics, survey programming, ETL operations, finance-first analysis, LLM prompting without ML depth, coursework-only ML, or spreadsheet-heavy work


What We Offer

  • Guaranteed annual compensation
  • Full relocation and family support
  • Healthcare, education, travel benefits
  • Significant compute, tooling, and data access
  • A team of strong peers and space to build from first principles


How to Apply

  • Please send your CV and a brief summary of relevant experience

[email protected]

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