19 of 19 Permanent Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist London - 3 days a week Up to £125,000 About the Company We’re working with a next-generation private markets firm that is redefining value creation by combining deep industry expertise with advanced AI and data science. This is a unique opportunity … join a company that partners directly with portfolio companies to drive measurable operational and financial performance—powered by data. They’re now hiring a Lead Data Scientist to lead high-impact analytics and machine learning projects across a wide variety of real-world domains. Working closely ...

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
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £77,000 per annum
Lead Data Scientist Leicester Company overview: Ready to work with one of the UK's largest ecommerce companies? Join their evolving and innovative Data Science team! This data-driven company is known for its online presence and is now focusing on the development and optimization … marketing strategies and solutions. THE ROLE As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be actively leading the development of projects and models in the central data science team, as well as liaising with stakeholders to enhance functions. Specifically, you can expect to be involved ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £77,000 per annum
Lead Data Scientist - East Midlands Company overview: Ready to work with one of the UK's largest ecommerce companies? Join their evolving and innovative Data Science team! This data-driven company is known for its online presence and is now focusing on the development … optimization of marketing strategies and solutions. THE ROLE As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be actively leading the development of projects and models in the central data science team, as well as liaising with stakeholders to enhance functions. Specifically, you can expect to be involved ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £75,000 per annum
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 ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
Lead Data Scientist Location: Midlands based HQ with weekly on-site presence Salary: Up to £75,000 plus competitive bonus and benefits A large UK consumer eCommerce business is scaling a new internal advertising and monetisation platform and is hiring a Lead Data Scientist … algorithms. This is a technical leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the algorithm roadmap. You will set direction, make architectural decisions, and lead delivery from experimentation through to production in a high-scale environment. What you will do Own the technical and algorithm roadmap for a large ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Maxwell Bond
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£100000 - £110000/annum
Lead Data Scientist, Telematics and Insurance London. Hybrid 1 to 2 days onsite Salary up to £110,000 plus bonus and benefits Working exclusively with my client, this role exists due to business expansion. The data science function launched in early 2023 and focuses on pricing … telematics driven products. The team already delivered over 20 percent profitability uplift across core insurance products using price optimisation models. The role owns data structure and value extraction from large scale telematics data. The focus sits on turning driving behaviour into clear pricing and operational decisions for insurance products. ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Zazu Digital Talent
Location
United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist (remote) Search, Ranking, Retrieval and LLM Modelling Early Stage AI Company We are working with a fast growing early stage company that is building a new intelligence layer for the next era of product discovery. With AI assistants becoming the first place consumers turn … conversational and search environments. This is exactly what this company solves. They already partner with global consumer brands and now want to hire a Lead Data Scientist to architect and own the modelling engine that powers the platform. This is a hands-on role with serious technical ...

Lead Data Scientist / Tech Scale Up / £120,000

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist – High‐Impact Role (Exclusive Search) I’m working with a rapidly scaling European tech organisation that’s delivering major cloud, data and digital programmes for household‐name enterprise clients. They’re now looking for a Lead Data Scientist to take … here is huge. If you’re someone who loves stepping into a role where you can set direction, elevate standards, and actually shape how data gets used across a business , this one’s going to grab you. Why this role stands out You’ll be the senior voice ...

Lead Data Scientist - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Exposed Solutions
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
stack, partnered with leading universities, and trained models on millions of expert-tagged images. Now, they’re scaling globally — and need a world-class Lead Data Scientist to help push the boundaries of computer vision, video analysis, and multimodal LLMs while solving real-world challenges. Role Overview … They are looking for an experienced Lead Data Scientist to spearhead machine-learning initiatives, with particular focus on computer vision, large language models, and production ready ML pipelines in Azure. You will act as the technical lead for the team, setting direction, guiding best practices ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Xcede
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist: Up to £110k Xcede has just started working with one of the leading applied AI companies in the UK. If you want to have a real impact, this is the role for you! Wating someone to lead the AI solutions, you will establish … data analytics strategies, create resilient system frameworks, guide and develop junior team members, and uphold high standards of execution across initiatives, while cultivating strong client partnerships and strengthening our standing as a trusted authority in applied, results-driven AI. Requirements: You have extensive experience in data science ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
City of London, London, 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 ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Leadenhall Search & Selection
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
leading growth equity investment firm is seeking an experienced Data Lead to partner closely with its portfolio of high-growth software and technology-enabled businesses. This is a senior, highly impactful role combining hands-on technical expertise , strategic leadership , and commercial value creation . The successful candidate will … trusted data partner to portfolio company CEOs and leadership teams, helping to scale data capabilities, improve decision-making, and directly support growth initiatives. The Role Conduct data diagnostics across portfolio companies to assess data maturity, gaps, and opportunities Design and present data roadmaps to CEOs ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Sahaj Software
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Software is an artisanal software engineering firm built on the values of trust, respect, curiosity, and craftsmanship, and delivering purpose-built solutions to drive data-led transformation for organisations. Our emphasis is on craft as we create purpose-built solutions, leveraging Data Engineering, Platform Engineering and Data … sharp focus to solve complex business and technology challenges, and provide customers with a competitive edge. About the role and the skill set: A Data Scientist at Sahaj should be able to interact with clients and help solve client problems. They should be conversant with problem solving, first ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead/Principal Data Scientist UK-based | 2–3 days per week on-site (UK-wide travel) £80k–£125k base + bonus | All travel expenses covered This is a hands-on, client-facing role for someone who wants to lead meaningful change – not just design solutions … across the UK. Candidates must be comfortable with this level of travel. What you’ll be doing: Identifying high-impact opportunities to apply AI, data science, advanced analytics, and digital tools to real operational problems Leading the design and delivery of technical workstreams, taking solutions from concept through ...

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 (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 ...

Lead Data Scientist - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Exposed Solutions
Location
Newbridge, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
OurclientisbuildingthemostadvancedAIplatformintheirmarket.Theyhelptheirclientsservecustomerswithunmatchedspeedandaccuracy. TheyveinvestedheavilyintobuildingtheMLstack,partneredwithleadinguniversities,andtrainedmodelsonmillionsofexpert-taggedimages.Now,theyrescalinggloballyandneedaworld-classLeadDataScientisttohelppushtheboundariesofcomputervision,videoanalysis,andmultimodalLLMswhilesolvingreal-worldchallenges. RoleOverview TheyarelookingforanexperiencedLeadDataScientisttospearheadmachine-learninginitiatives,withparticularfocusoncomputervision,largelanguagemodels,andproductionreadyMLpipelinesinAzure.Youwillactasthetechnicalleadfortheteam,settingdirection,guidingbestpractices,andensuringthesuccessfuldeliveryofhigh-impactAIsolutions. KeyResponsibilities Develop,train,anddeploycomputervisionmodels(objectdetection,imageclassification,segmentation,multi-modallearning) Fine-tune,evaluate,andproductionisemulti-modalLLMsforbusinessapplications. DriveexperimentationandprototypingofadvancedML ...