Senior/Lead Data Scientist

Sector: TechReference: 14471 Senior/Lead Data Scientist Contract Opportunity | Manchester | Outside IR35 We're working with a major UK digital business going through a huge Data & AI transformation and we're looking to speak with genuinely commercial Data Scientists who have built and deployed models that drive measurable business impact. This is not a "research-only" role or a pure POC environment — they need someone who has delivered production-grade ML solutions at scale.

Key experience we're looking for: Churn prediction modelling Customer segmentation Next Best Action / recommendation systems Time series forecasting Strong Python experience Databricks exposure Production ML / MLOps environmentsTech stack includes: Python SQL Databricks MLflow / CI-CD / modern ML pipelines Central Manchester (Hybrid) Contract role Day rate DOEIdeal background would be someone who enjoys solving real commercial problems with data and can bridge the gap between technical delivery and business impact. If this sounds relevant to you, or someone in your network, drop me a message.