1 to 25 of 27 Permanent Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK excluding London

Lead Data Scientist - Credit/Fraud Location: London, 2 WFH days a week Compensation: £120,000-£140,000 + Benefits + Equity Options Partnering with a growing fintech business who are on the lookout for a Lead Data Scientist to build out their data science practice from the ground up. As the Lead Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and optimisation across credit scoring, fraud prevention, collections, and customer engagement strategies. Your expertise will shape the data-driven decision-making framework for this business … as a lending platform. Key Responsibilities Build and Innovate: Lead efforts to develop a state-of-the-art lending platform, enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency. Credit Optimisation: Analyse and implement strategies to increase acceptance rates while maintaining strong performance metrics. Fraud Prevention: Develop robust frameworks to reduce fraud More ❯

Lead Data Scientist - Credit/Fraud Location: London, 2 WFH days a week Compensation: £120,000-£140,000 + Benefits + Equity Options Partnering with a growing fintech business who are on the lookout for a Lead Data Scientist to build out their data science practice from the ground up. As the Lead Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and optimisation across credit scoring, fraud prevention, collections, and customer engagement strategies. Your expertise will shape the data-driven decision-making framework for this business … as a lending platform. Key Responsibilities Build and Innovate: Lead efforts to develop a state-of-the-art lending platform, enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency. Credit Optimisation: Analyse and implement strategies to increase acceptance rates while maintaining strong performance metrics. Fraud Prevention: Develop robust frameworks to reduce fraud More ❯

Lead Data Scientist | Growing Data Consultancy | £85-100k | Greater Manchester (Hybrid) Are you a passionate Data Scientist looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to play a pivotal role in a growing, purpose-driven consultancy that places culture … heart of everything they do? If so, this opportunity could be for you. The Role We are working with an ambitious and fast-growing data consultancy seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join their team. Reporting directly to the Founder, you will take full ownership of … the Data Science solutions offering, with a strong focus on LLMs and cutting-edge AI/ML solutions . What You’ll Be Doing Engaging directly with clients across a diverse portfolio, delivering high-impact Data Science solutions from day one. Taking a hands-on approach to designing More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Luton/Hybrid About Us: When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that … over 16,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing. Role Overview: At easyJet, we are committed to becoming a leading data-driven airline with the ambitious goal of achieving a mid-term target of £1 billion in profit. Joining our Data Analytics & Intelligence (DA … I) team means you will play a pivotal role in enabling robust and scalable data science solutions that will unlock significant revenue and cost-saving opportunities. We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to backfill a critical position within our team. This role focuses on the More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Luton/Hybrid About Us: When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that … over 16,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing. Role Overview: At easyJet, we are committed to becoming a leading data-driven airline with the ambitious goal of achieving a mid-term target of £1 billion in profit. Joining our Data Analytics & Intelligence (DA … I) team means you will play a pivotal role in enabling robust and scalable data science solutions that will unlock significant revenue and cost-saving opportunities. We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to backfill a critical position within our team. This role focuses on the More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Luton/Hybrid About Us: When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that … over 16,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing. Role Overview: At easyJet, we are committed to becoming a leading data-driven airline with the ambitious goal of achieving a mid-term target of £1 billion in profit. Joining our Data Analytics & Intelligence (DA … I) team means you will play a pivotal role in enabling robust and scalable data science solutions that will unlock significant revenue and cost-saving opportunities. We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to backfill a critical position within our team. This role focuses on the More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Luton/Hybrid About Us: When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that … over 16,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing. Role Overview: At easyJet, we are committed to becoming a leading data-driven airline with the ambitious goal of achieving a mid-term target of £1 billion in profit. Joining our Data Analytics & Intelligence (DA … I) team means you will play a pivotal role in enabling robust and scalable data science solutions that will unlock significant revenue and cost-saving opportunities. We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to backfill a critical position within our team. This role focuses on the More ❯

About the role Sahaj Software are looking for a Lead Data scientist with strong background in data mining, machine learning, recommendation systems, and statistics. You should possess signature strengths of a qualified mathematician with ability to apply concepts of Mathematics, Applied Statistics, with specialisation in one … or more of NLP, Computer Vision, Speech, Data mining to develop models that provide effective solutions. A strong data engineering background with hands-on coding capabilities is needed to own and deliver outcomes. A Master’s or PhD Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning … Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience, 7+ years of industry experience in predictive modelling, data science and analysis, with prior experience in a ML or data scientist role and a track record of building ML or DL models. Responsibilities and skills: Work with our customers More ❯

About the role Sahaj Software are looking for a Lead Data scientist with strong background in data mining, machine learning, recommendation systems, and statistics. You should possess signature strengths of a qualified mathematician with ability to apply concepts of Mathematics, Applied Statistics, with specialisation in one … or more of NLP, Computer Vision, Speech, Data mining to develop models that provide effective solutions. A strong data engineering background with hands-on coding capabilities is needed to own and deliver outcomes. A Master’s or PhD Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning … Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience, 7+ years of industry experience in predictive modelling, data science and analysis, with prior experience in a ML or data scientist role and a track record of building ML or DL models. Responsibilities and skills: Work with our customers More ❯

LEAD DATA SCIENTIST - Insurance HYBRID - London £80,000 - £100,000 We are working with a household name in the UK insurance space on the search for a Lead Data Scientist. They are looking for someone to help spearhead their Machine Learning Initiatives. In this role … you will have the opportunity to be either a technical lead, or more of a people manager. RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and implementation of ML/AI models Develop and deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or internal chatbot systems. Collaborate with cross … functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data-driven insights. Mentor and develop a team of data scientists, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging data technologies, bringing fresh perspectives and solutions to the organization. REQUIREMENTS: 4+ years in data More ❯

LEAD DATA SCIENTIST - Insurance HYBRID - London £80,000 - £100,000 We are working with a household name in the UK insurance space on the search for a Lead Data Scientist. They are looking for someone to help spearhead their Machine Learning Initiatives. In this role … you will have the opportunity to be either a technical lead, or more of a people manager. RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and implementation of ML/AI models Develop and deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or internal chatbot systems. Collaborate with cross … functional teams to identify opportunities for leveraging data-driven insights. Mentor and develop a team of data scientists, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging data technologies, bringing fresh perspectives and solutions to the organization. REQUIREMENTS: 4+ years in data More ❯

Lead Data Scientist London – Hybrid (3 days a week) £90,000 - £115,000 + Benefits Our client is a precision marketing agency, leveraging data, technology, and creativity to fuel client growth. As part of their Marketing Sciences Data Science Team, you’ll play a pivotal … role in revolutionising marketing strategies through cutting-edge Data Science and Machine Learning solutions. This is still a largely hands on role, with around 20% team leadership. What You’ll Do Oversee data science projects, guide junior team members, and drive innovation. Build predictive models for campaign optimisation … Pandas, and PyTorch. Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Databricks, Snowflake) and containerisation tools (Docker, Kubernetes). Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and managing data science teams. Deep knowledge of media measurement techniques, such as media mix modelling. Experience with advanced AI techniques, including NLP, GenAI, and CausalAI. Familiarity More ❯

Lead Data Scientist £100,000-£120,000 Share options Hybrid/remote working opportunities Superb range of benefits Are you looking for your next data science opportunity within the insure-tech space? This is your chance to work as part of super high quality AI team … which will in tern provide a service that any of us can use. Ideally we would like someone who has worked for a product lead, technology business who have had an emphasis on using Data Science, Machine Learning and AI to drive that. This isn't a traditional … lead, you will take charge of a team of up to four within the wider team but be a key mentor within that team. Naturally you should be bright, inquisitive and curious although have the ability to set good standards and challenge those around you positively. Any experience working More ❯

Lead Data Scientist £100,000-£120,000 Share options Hybrid/remote working opportunities Superb range of benefits Are you looking for your next data science opportunity within the insure-tech space? This is your chance to work as part of super high quality AI team … which will in tern provide a service that any of us can use. Ideally we would like someone who has worked for a product lead, technology business who have had an emphasis on using Data Science, Machine Learning and AI to drive that. This isn't a traditional … lead, you will take charge of a team of up to four within the wider team but be a key mentor within that team. Naturally you should be bright, inquisitive and curious although have the ability to set good standards and challenge those around you positively. Any experience working More ❯

Lead Data & Reporting Scientist Vallum Associates has partnered with a leading water company in South and they are expanding their engineering team and hiring for a Lead Data & Reporting Scientist. Competitive package Permanent Location: Hybrid (Bristol or Exeter) Key Responsibilities: You will be responsible for … developing and implementing a data-driven in-house planning system that enhances operational efficiency and supports strategic decision-making. You will support the integration and set-up of the Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) planning tool to support the tracking of programme delivery. This role involves analysing complex data … collaborating with engineering teams to optimise processes and improve project outcomes. Requirements: Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) experience Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. Experience within a water company is desired If you are interested, please send your CV to rjolliffe More ❯

Lead Data & Reporting Scientist Vallum Associates has partnered with a leading water company in South and they are expanding their engineering team and hiring for a Lead Data & Reporting Scientist. Competitive package Permanent Location: Hybrid (Bristol or Exeter) Key Responsibilities: You will be responsible for … developing and implementing a data-driven in-house planning system that enhances operational efficiency and supports strategic decision-making. You will support the integration and set-up of the Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) planning tool to support the tracking of programme delivery. This role involves analysing complex data … collaborating with engineering teams to optimise processes and improve project outcomes. Requirements: Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) experience Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. Experience within a water company is desired If you are interested, please send your CV to rjolliffe More ❯

Data Science Lead Location: London Salary: £100,000 About the Company Our client is a leading organisation with a long-standing history of serving the retirement, investment, and protection needs of individuals, families, and businesses. Focused on innovation and customer-centric solutions, they are dedicated to building better … futures for their clients, colleagues, and communities. The Role As the Data Science Lead, you will take charge of a high-performing team of data scientists, shaping and driving the organisation’s data strategy. You’ll deliver cutting-edge solutions such as propensity models, segmentation, LTV … predictions, and AI-driven insights, all while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Your work will enable data to become a key driver of strategic decisions, creating tangible value for both customers and the business. Key Responsibilities Develop and deliver the data science strategy and roadmap, prioritising More ❯

Data Science Lead Location: London Salary: £100,000 About the Company Our client is a leading organisation with a long-standing history of serving the retirement, investment, and protection needs of individuals, families, and businesses. Focused on innovation and customer-centric solutions, they are dedicated to building better … futures for their clients, colleagues, and communities. The Role As the Data Science Lead, you will take charge of a high-performing team of data scientists, shaping and driving the organisation’s data strategy. You’ll deliver cutting-edge solutions such as propensity models, segmentation, LTV … predictions, and AI-driven insights, all while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Your work will enable data to become a key driver of strategic decisions, creating tangible value for both customers and the business. Key Responsibilities Develop and deliver the data science strategy and roadmap, prioritising More ❯

Data Science Lead – Hybrid | £75,000 – £85,000 + Benefits We’re partnering with a rapidly growing performance marketing agency that’s expanding its data science function. With a client portfolio that includes several major new wins, most notably a global fashion brand, they’re now looking … for a Data Science Lead to guide a small but ambitious team. What You’ll Be Doing Lead and mentor a team of 3 Data Scientists Serve as the technical authority across all data science projects Build and optimise models for media mix modelling, forecasting … and attribution Translate complex data insights into clear actions for internal stakeholders and external clients Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve performance marketing challenges Help shape the data science roadmap and contribute to strategic decisions What They’re Looking For Proven experience in a Data Science More ❯

Data Science Lead – Hybrid | £75,000 – £85,000 + Benefits We’re partnering with a rapidly growing performance marketing agency that’s expanding its data science function. With a client portfolio that includes several major new wins, most notably a global fashion brand, they’re now looking … for a Data Science Lead to guide a small but ambitious team. What You’ll Be Doing Lead and mentor a team of 3 Data Scientists Serve as the technical authority across all data science projects Build and optimise models for media mix modelling, forecasting … and attribution Translate complex data insights into clear actions for internal stakeholders and external clients Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve performance marketing challenges Help shape the data science roadmap and contribute to strategic decisions What They’re Looking For Proven experience in a Data Science More ❯

or early 2026, they're building out their team to support ambitious growth and deeper market penetration. The Role They’re looking for a Lead Data Scientist to architect a next-generation, deep learning-based time series forecasting engine. This engine will sit at the core of … across pricing, risk, and broader commercial strategy. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role with clear leadership opportunities. As the company scales, the data science function will grow under your guidance. You’ll work closely with a team of 16 engineers who’ll handle data prep- freeing … models), though strong statistical or machine learning backgrounds are also welcome. Take a contextual approach to forecasting, with a focus on intelligent modeling over data wrangling (datasets are already clean and accessible). Prepare for a potential future shift toward short-term forecasting as the platform evolves, though long More ❯

or early 2026, they're building out their team to support ambitious growth and deeper market penetration. The Role They’re looking for a Lead Data Scientist to architect a next-generation, deep learning-based time series forecasting engine. This engine will sit at the core of … across pricing, risk, and broader commercial strategy. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role with clear leadership opportunities. As the company scales, the data science function will grow under your guidance. You’ll work closely with a team of 16 engineers who’ll handle data prep- freeing … models), though strong statistical or machine learning backgrounds are also welcome. Take a contextual approach to forecasting, with a focus on intelligent modeling over data wrangling (datasets are already clean and accessible). Prepare for a potential future shift toward short-term forecasting as the platform evolves, though long More ❯

LEAD CREDIT RISK DATA SCIENTIST LONDON UP TO £140,000 If you love building models more than managing people, and you're excited by the idea of shaping the future of motor financing-this one's for you. You will be joining as an individual contributor, owning … the Data Science function! THE ROLE Build, validate, and deploy credit risk, fraud, collections models Analyse portfolio performance and monitor key risk indicators Collaborate with data engineers to productionise and maintain model pipelines Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and support model governance processes Communicate insights clearly to technical … and non-technical stakeholders REQUIREMENTS credit risk modeling/data science role, ideally in fintech, banking, or consumer lending Strong Python and SQL skills (Pandas, Scikit-learn, etc.) Solid understanding of credit risk modelling, statistical methods HOW TO APPLY Please apply below... More ❯

LEAD CREDIT RISK DATA SCIENTIST LONDON UP TO £140,000 If you love building models more than managing people, and you're excited by the idea of shaping the future of motor financing-this one's for you. You will be joining as an individual contributor, owning … the Data Science function! THE ROLE Build, validate, and deploy credit risk, fraud, collections models Analyse portfolio performance and monitor key risk indicators Collaborate with data engineers to productionise and maintain model pipelines Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and support model governance processes Communicate insights clearly to technical … and non-technical stakeholders REQUIREMENTS credit risk modeling/data science role, ideally in fintech, banking, or consumer lending Strong Python and SQL skills (Pandas, Scikit-learn, etc.) Solid understanding of credit risk modelling, statistical methods HOW TO APPLY Please apply below... More ❯

Role Description: Provide senior technical leadership, offering oversight and advisory support across our Data Solutions and Decision Support communities. Act as a servant leader, fostering collaboration and empowering delivery teams. Build and strengthen relationships with senior business and technical clients, using your network and expertise. Advocate for market offerings … years preferred). Strong technical background with the ability to engage with Public Sector stakeholders to shape and deliver solutions. Ability to build and lead high-performing teams, supporting and developing staff in technical roles. Understanding of Public Sector technologies, challenges, and commercial processes, particularly within UK Defence and More ❯