Durlston Partners
Data Scientist
Durlston PartnersUnited Arab Emirates2 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology +1

Data Researcher / Data Scientist

Location: Middle East (Relocation help provided)

Compensation: Highly competitive, fully guaranteed package


About the Role

We’re building a focused, high-quality team to work with large, messy, unconventional datasets. The work is research-driven, engineering-heavy, and largely greenfield. We’re hiring experienced researchers and engineers to design and build the data and ML foundations of a long-term technical effort.


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, production-grade components


Data Researcher

  • Explore complex datasets and design experiments
  • Build early-stage ML prototypes
  • Senior researchers set research direction and methodology


Data Scientist / ML Engineer

  • Build pipelines, ingestion workflows, and model-ready datasets
  • Design and scale data and ML systems
  • Senior hires architect large-scale platforms and guide technical strategy


Who Thrives Here

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


Likely Not a Fit If Your Background Is Mainly

  • BI, reporting, dashboards, or KPI work
  • Analysis limited to clean, pre-shaped datasets
  • Survey programming or routine ETL
  • Finance-first or spreadsheet-heavy analysis
  • LLM prompting without underlying ML depth
  • Coursework-only ML experience


What We Offer

  • Competitive, fully guaranteed annual compensation
  • Comprehensive relocation support
  • Healthcare and travel benefits
  • Access to modern compute, tooling, and high-quality data
  • A strong technical team and the opportunity to build systems from first principles


How to Apply

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

[email protected]

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