25 of 25 Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
Lead Data Scientist My client is a fast-growing UK FinTech business serving thousands of customers. They are investing heavily in their data capability and are now looking to appoint a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end machine learning delivery within … regulated financial environment. This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical ownership, team development, and production-grade model deployment. The Role As Lead Data Scientist, you will: Lead and develop a growing Data Science team, setting standards and delivery cadence ...

Lead Data Scientist (Agentic AI)

Hiring Organisation
Nicholson Glover
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist (Agentic AI) | Tech Start-Up | Up to £120,000 + Shares | London/Hybrid (2 Days Office) We’re partnering with a fast-growing AI tech scale-up expanding its team, who are hiring for a Lead Data Scientist. This … rare opportunity to lead the delivery of enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions — working with ambitious clients at the forefront of applied AI innovation. The Company This pioneering organisation has built an advanced enterprise AI platform delivering predictive analytics and AI-powered decision intelligence. Their digital AI agents provide always ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
THE IDOLS GROUP LIMITED
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Lead Data Scientist Salary: £120K - £140K + Equity Location: London in office Data Idols are working with a rapidly scaling technology company which is redefining how large, highly regulated organisations produce, validate, and deliver client-facing work. They are now hiring a Lead Data Scientist to take full ownership of their data ecosystem and help shape how the company operates, measures success, and makes decisions. You will own the data stack end-to-end and work at the intersection of analytics, engineering, and applied machine learning. The Opportunity This ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Paradigm Tech
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Senior Data Scientist | Lead Data Scientist | Technical Lead | Python | ML | Data Engineering | Cloud | 2 Days a week central London | £85,000 base + 15% bonus I am currently working with a brilliant consultancy with deep expertise in their field of Data … involved in some of the most challenging yet rewarding large scale technical projects in the country. They are currently looking for a Senior/Lead Data Scientist, this will be a blend of client facing skills aka, the ability to understand business problems, create a novel models ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£700 - £750 per day
Lead Data Scientist £700-£750pd via Umbrella Mostly Remote/2 days per month in the London office Leading Financial Services organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Data Scientist to provide hands-on technical leadership across a major transformation programme. You will … technical lead for a team of 4-5 Data Scientists, providing task direction, code and model oversight, and setting technical standards - without formal line management responsibility. The role remains hands-on, focused on the design, build, validation, and deployment of predictive and risk models within a regulated environment. ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
THE IDOLS GROUP LIMITED
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 100,000 Annual
Lead Data Scientist Salary: £120K - £140K + Equity Location: London in office Data Idols are working with a rapidly scaling technology company which is redefining how large, highly regulated organisations produce, validate, and deliver client-facing work. They are now hiring a Lead Data Scientist to take full ownership of their data ecosystem and help shape how the company operates, measures success, click apply for full job details ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £75,000 per annum
Lead Data Scientist - Leicester x2 days a week We are working with a leading ecommerce company who are looking to add a Lead Data Scientist to their team. This role will involve the line management of 2 junior data scientists and will … interacting with stakeholders often. The role will sit within a Marketing Science department and you will work on customer and marketing data including customer churn, segmentation, campaign analysis and marketing effectiveness across ads. Required: Strong leadership and communication skills Ability to work in a fast paced environment Strong Python ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 700 - 750 Daily
Lead Data Scientist £700-£750pd via Umbrella Mostly Remote/2 days per month in the London office Leading Financial Services organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Data Scientist to provide hands-on technical leadership across a major transformation programme click apply for full ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £100,000 per annum
Principal Data Scientist London If you're a hands-on Data Science/AI specialist who loves solving real operational problems, this role puts you right at the heart of client delivery. You'll shape the problems, design and build the solutions, and see your models deployed … POCs. THE COMPANY This fast-growing consulting firm helps organisations across the public sector, defence and commercial markets deliver measurable improvements in performance through data, AI and digital solutions. They are building a modern AI & Digital capability that sits at the front of transformation programmes, working shoulder-to-shoulder ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist Up to £125,000 London (Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week) Company: This private equity and investment start-up are focused on streamlining and improving performance by reimagining value creation capabilities. They are utilising cutting-edge AI to generate performance insights on each ...

Senior / Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
PaymentGenes
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
PaymentGenes is proud to be partnering with a high-growth, international technology organisation to appoint a Senior/Lead Data Scientist (AI-Native, AWS ML Stack, Production-Focused) . This is a strategic hire within a business scaling real-world AI solutions — moving beyond experimentation into production … train predictive models using AWS SageMaker Develop LLM-powered systems via AWS Bedrock (including Claude integration) Build RAG pipelines combining structured and unstructured data Develop evaluation frameworks for accuracy, bias, and robustness Apply best practices in feature engineering and experimentation 🤖 AI Agent & Workflow Integration Architect reasoning agents using advanced ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
England, United Kingdom
Lead/Principal Data Scientist UK TRAVEL REQUIRED This is a great opportunity to join a growing consultancy and lead digital, AI, and analytics solutions that deliver real operational impact across the UK. The Company They are a specialist consulting organisation that helps complex public … private sector clients improve performance through data, AI, and digital tools. Their culture is collaborative, outcome focused, and built around delivering practical solutions that stick. With digital capability expanding rapidly, you will help shape how they deliver technology driven change. The Role • Identify opportunities to apply AI, analytics ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £125,000 per annum
Lead/Principal Data Scientist TRAVEL ACROSS THE UK REQUIRED This is a great opportunity to join a growing consultancy and lead digital, AI, and analytics solutions that deliver real operational impact across the UK. The Company They are a specialist consulting organisation that helps complex … public and private sector clients improve performance through data, AI, and digital tools. Their culture is collaborative, outcome focused, and built around delivering practical solutions that stick. With digital capability expanding rapidly, you will help shape how they deliver technology driven change. The Role * Identify opportunities to apply ...

Lead Data Scientist / Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Nottingham, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist/Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented … collaborative and enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models in order to enhance our existing underwriting capabilities. By utilizing ...

Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Nottingham, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented, collaborative … enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will primarily focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models to address critical business challenges in underwriting. The role will also involve supporting our business ...

Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Church, Lancashire, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented, collaborative … enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will primarily focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models to address critical business challenges in underwriting. The role will also involve supporting our business ...

Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Mayfield, Midlothian, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented, collaborative … enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will primarily focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models to address critical business challenges in underwriting. The role will also involve supporting our business ...

Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Westminster, Greater London, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented, collaborative … enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will primarily focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models to address critical business challenges in underwriting. The role will also involve supporting our business ...

Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner

Hiring Organisation
Capital One UK
Location
Co. West Midlands, UK
Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Data Scientist - Deep Learning Practitioner About this role Our Data Science team focuses on the development of Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions, to solve business problems and deliver actionable insights. We are a talented, collaborative … enthusiastic group, who use our expertise to derive insights from complex data, working in close collaboration with our business partners. This role will primarily focus on leading the development of proprietary deep learning models to address critical business challenges in underwriting. The role will also involve supporting our business ...

Lead Optimisation Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £900 per day
Lead Optimisation Data Scientist London, Hybrid£600 - £900 per day This is an exciting opportunity to take on high-impact optimisation challenges within a large and complex operational environment. You will be joining a central Data and AI team that is solving real operational problems … across the organisation. The Company They are an international organisation with extensive operational and logistics networks across multiple business units. Their central AI and Data Science function is expanding to deliver practical optimisation solutions that improve performance and reduce disruptions. The team partners closely with operational stakeholders to turn ...

Operations Research Lead - Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £900 per day
Senior Operations Research Data Scientist Contract | £600-£900/day | Hybrid London We are working with a major international transport and operations organisation building out a central AI and Data Science capability focused on solving complex operational optimisation problems across multiple business units. This is a hands … optimisation models. This role requires someone who has built optimisation or simulation solutions in real production environments. They are not looking for purely analytical data scientists or academic optimisation specialists. The successful candidate will be able to translate real-world operational problems into practical optimisation approaches and deliver working ...

Lead Data Scientist (Healthcare) - Onsite UK Clients

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
England, United Kingdom
want to build data science solutions that improve lives, not clicks? Would you thrive working directly with healthcare and public sector clients on the front lines of care delivery? Are you looking for impact-led projects where you own delivery end-to-end? A leading UK consultancy is scaling … Data Science team to drive measurable outcomes in the healthcare and public sectors. Known for embedding hands-on technical teams with clients, they specialise in delivering real-world impact across complex, regulated environments. With a strong consulting culture and growing AI footprint, they’re tackling meaningful public health challenges ...

Lead Data Scientist (Retail/Consumer) - Onsite UK Clients

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
want to build data science solutions that directly impact revenue and customer experience? Would you enjoy solving pricing, supply chain, and layout optimisation challenges for household brands? Are you excited by the idea of embedding onsite with enterprise clients to drive measurable results? A leading UK consultancy is scaling … Data Science capability to deliver high-impact solutions for major retailers and consumer brands. Their embedded consulting model means data scientists work closely with end users to co-design tools that directly affect business performance. The team has delivered pricing optimisation systems, cost modelling platforms, and store analytics ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Propel
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Head of Data Science - Permanent hire - Hybrid/Central London - offering £100,000+ I'm hiring a Head of Data Science to help scale a live AI-powered retail discovery platform 🚀 Based in Central London, one day per week onsite, offering £100,000+ 🚀 Client/platform info: Post … image to find similar items) Looking for someone hands-on with computer vision, production ML pipelines, AWS, and modern deployment practices, who can lead technically while building and shipping. If you’ve deployed real-world AI systems (not just research models), please apply below ...

Lead Data Scientist (Defence) - Onsite UK Clients

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
ready to apply data science where it matters most? Do you want your models to drive real-world outcomes in mission-critical settings? Do you enjoy working onsite with a variety of invested clients? A leading UK consultancy is building a dedicated AI & Data Science team to strengthen … high-autonomy role where you’ll own both technical delivery and stakeholder engagement - all within a deeply collaborative consulting environment. They're hiring at Lead (3-5 years of experience) to Principal level (5-10+ years of experience). Key Responsibilities Build and deploy machine learning models ...