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Lead Data Scientist

Job Description - Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist - Hybrid - London based.

The Role

This senior role is responsible for shaping and leading the data science chapter and delivering advanced analytics, ML and AI solutions that support decision-making and commercial outcomes. You will provide technical leadership, set standards and tooling, and build a high-performing team, working across business units with support from data engineering and ML operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and develop the organisation's data science and machine learning capability
  • Deliver analytics, ML and AI solutions using internal and external data
  • Provide technical leadership on modelling, experimentation and best practice
  • Establish reproducible, collaborative data science tooling and ways of working
  • Recruit, mentor and retain data science talent
  • Promote rapid prototyping and iterative delivery
  • Communicate data science innovation across technical and business stakeholders
Skills & Experience
  • Strong experience across a range of machine learning techniques
  • Advanced statistical capability
  • Strong Python skills; additional languages advantageous
  • Experience with generative AI, including prompt engineering, RAG and agentic approaches
  • Experience mentoring junior talent
  • Technical leadership experience; people management advantageous
Working Model

Hybrid working with team-led flexibility and a competitive benefits package.

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