Lead Data Scientist
Lead Data Scientist - Leicester (Hybrid)
We're partnering with a well-established eCommerce organisation based in Leicester that is expanding its data capability. They're looking for a Technical Lead Data Scientist to play a key role in shaping, delivering, and scaling high-impact data science solutions across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine deep technical expertise with the ability to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the end-to-end development, deployment, and optimisation of data science projects in a production environment
- Design and build advanced machine learning models using customer data, including churn prediction, customer segmentation, and recommendation systems
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data scientists, setting best practices and raising overall capability
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business, from C-suite executives to junior team members, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights
- Help shape the data science roadmap and contribute to strategic decision-making within the organisation
What we're looking for
- 4+ years' commercial experience working as a Data Scientist
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience using PyTorch and TensorFlow
- Proven experience working on customer-focused or personalisation-driven data science problems (e.g. churn, recommendations, segmentation)
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience leading projects or providing technical direction to others (formal leadership not essential)
Python, SQL, Churn, LTV, Recommenders