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Job Summary: Title: Lead Data Scientist Location: UK - London (Remote) Division: Marketplace Contract Terms: Full Time Permanent THE TEAM You will be joining a new Data Engineering and Data Science team to help get the most value out of our real-time data streams with a focus on ensuring genuine fans have the best … opportunity to buy tickets. THE JOB We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Scientist to join our team and play a critical hands on role in developing our data infrastructure and end-to-end deployment of machine learning insights. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data science platforms and tools, as … well as experience designing and implementing machine learning pipelines. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Design, implement, and maintain machine learning pipelines in Databricks and AWS that enable real-time data-driven decision-making Work closely with the Director of Data Science and cross-functional teams to identify data requirements, define data and ML models, and develop More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Job Tenure: Full-time, permanent Salary: Competitive Company Description Ready to join a team that\\\'s leading the way in reshaping the future of insurance? Here at esure Group, we are on a mission to revolutionise insurance for good! We’ve been providing Home and Motor Insurance since 2000, with over 2 million customers … way the industry operates and putting customers at the heart of everything we do. Having completed our recent multi-year digital transformation, we’re now leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights alongside exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever-changing needs today and in the future. Job Description We are currently recruiting for a … Lead Data Scientist to join our award winning, and innovative Data Science team. This is a phenomenal opportunity for someone to Improve company profitability by optimising pricing for Motor and Home products across all brands and channels. Leverage new predictive sources of data and advanced modeling techniques to improve competitiveness and expand underwriting capabilities. What More ❯

We are looking for an agile Lead Data Scientist who can contribute to all stages of our data science client projects. This means that as well as developing cutting-edge machine learning solutions, we are looking for someone who can also design data science solutions from scratch and present their team's work in an … only will your work directly contribute to our client deliverables, but you will have the opportunity to experiment with a range of cutting-edge techniques and deliver full-stack data science projects across a range of industries and geographies. If this sounds like you, we can't wait to hear from you! KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead the design, development … testing, and evaluation of data science solutions for the successful delivery of multiple client projects Build strong client relationships and lead project centred client interactions Oversee the delivery of high-quality code and successful project outcomes Train and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning and reinforcement learning models Build AI systems using Large Language Models Build processes More ❯

Lead Data Scientist London Up to £95,000 + bonus + benefits Our Client We're helping a global ecommerce marketplace build out their Data & Analytics teams. With over 20,000 employees in 41 locations around the world, our client traverses a number of consumer industries. They are passionate about transforming the ecommerce sector by investing … their business; they aim to leave a positive impact on all stakeholders including employees, customers and partners, helping to build sustainable local communities on a global scale. The role Data Scientists are hands-on with building models that allow our client to hyper-personalise their customer experience. In addition this, at a leadership level, Data Scientists work as … internal consultants within the business, advising executive teams on all things concerning predictive analytics and machine learning. What a Lead Data Scientist role will involve A hybrid role which is both hands-on with building models and involves consulting throughout the wider business, serving as the Data Science SME for the core customer-facing platform. Collaborating More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Up to £100,000 London (Remote/Hybrid) Company: This is a pre-seed startup on a mission to rethink how content gets made. The media landscape is more competitive than ever, and the old ways of creating and testing content just don’t cut it anymore. They’re using data and AI … to shape stories that land with under-served audiences. Responsibilities: Work closely with the founder to translate visionary ideas into practical, data-driven experiments and models. Analyse audience behaviour data and build AI-driven tools (like synthetic test groups) to predict content success. Collaborate with product, creative, and tech teams to embed data insights into content creation … and decision-making. Identify data gaps and design tracking or instrumentation strategies to improve analytics capabilities. Stay hands-on with modelling and analysis while providing realistic guidance to keep projects focused and achievable. Requirements: MSc or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields. Strong coding skills in Python and SQL Strong communication skills, with More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Up to £100,000 London (Remote/Hybrid) Company: This is a pre-seed startup on a mission to rethink how content gets made. The media landscape is more competitive than ever, and the old ways of creating and testing content just don’t cut it anymore. They’re using data and AI … to shape stories that actually land with under-served audiences. Responsibilities: Work closely with the founder to translate visionary ideas into practical, data-driven experiments and models. Analyse audience behaviour data and build AI-driven tools (like synthetic test groups) to predict content success. Collaborate with product, creative, and tech teams to embed data insights into content … creation and decision-making. Identify data gaps and design tracking or instrumentation strategies to improve analytics capabilities. Stay hands-on with modelling and analysis while providing realistic guidance to keep projects focused and achievable. Requirements: MSc or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields. Strong coding skills in Python and SQL Strong communication skills More ❯

Job Description We are looking to hire our next Lead Data Scientist to drive actionable insights and shape our commercial strategy with applied data science. In this pivotal role, you will own end-to-end projects, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-impact solutions that enable faster and better decisions through clear storylines and robust analytics. … be based in Billund, Denmark or London, United Kingdom. Please note there is no relocation support for this position. Come join us! Core Responsibilities Drive end-to-end applied data science projects - from framing business problems and building models to delivering actionable insights that shape strategic decisions. Uncover commercial opportunities and risks by applying expert-level machine learning, statistical … modelling, and advanced data wrangling techniques. Craft compelling data visualisations and performance narratives that influence senior stakeholders and accelerate data-driven decision-making across global markets. Own and elevate key business processes, delivering a clear, consistent, and relevant narrative on business performance throughout the year through impactful post-event analyses and global performance reviews. Collaborate with global More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Surrey office, x1 day every two weeks. A well-established, product-led business is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead innovation and drive measurable value through advanced machine learning, experimentation, and the development of production-grade models. Sitting within a cross-functional data team, this is a hands … the autonomy to shape the modelling roadmap, contribute to R&D strategy, and influence pricing and risk decisions across multiple business lines. You’ll manage a small team of data scientists, guiding them through delivery while remaining actively involved in technical implementation and experimentation. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about building machine learning systems that go … beyond prototypes — models that deliver real-world commercial outcomes in a data-rich, regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Lead a high-performing team of data scientists to deliver cross-functional, impactful AI/ML initiatives Design and implement predictive models and machine learning solutions for core business areas Build and productionise models in collaboration with data engineers More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Surrey office, x1 day every two weeks. A well-established, product-led business is looking for a Lead Data Scientist to spearhead innovation and drive measurable value through advanced machine learning, experimentation, and the development of production-grade models. Sitting within a cross-functional data team, this is a hands … the autonomy to shape the modelling roadmap, contribute to R&D strategy, and influence pricing and risk decisions across multiple business lines. You’ll manage a small team of data scientists, guiding them through delivery while remaining actively involved in technical implementation and experimentation. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about building machine learning systems that go … beyond prototypes — models that deliver real-world commercial outcomes in a data-rich, regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Lead a high-performing team of data scientists to deliver cross-functional, impactful AI/ML initiatives Design and implement predictive models and machine learning solutions for core business areas Build and productionise models in collaboration with data engineers 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, customer segmentation, and price elasticity. Design and implement AI-powered solutions to solve complex marketing challenges. Use machine learning … in tools like Jupyter notebooks, 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 with MLFlow, API design (FastAPI 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, customer segmentation, and price elasticity. Design and implement AI-powered solutions to solve complex marketing challenges. Use machine learning … in tools like Jupyter notebooks, 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 with MLFlow, API design (FastAPI More ❯

Senior Research Scientist – Data Science & Machine Learning Location: South East UK (Hybrid: typically 2 days onsite in Great Baddow) Clearance: SC clearable (UK EYES ONLY) – DV/UKIC eligibility highly desirable Work Pattern: Full-time (37 hours/week) | Hybrid | Flexible Interview Process: One-stage, face-to-face with technical presentation Are you an experienced AI/ML … edge techniques to real-world, high-impact challenges? Do you thrive in intellectually rigorous, collaborative environments where your research leads to operational outcomes? We’re hiring a Senior Research Scientist to join a leading R&D team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and signal processing. This role sits within a growing capability focused on … time-series data, decision support systems, and autonomous platforms—and offers an ideal mix of technical leadership, creative freedom, and real-world application. About the Team You’ll be part of the Information Technology & Geospatial (ITG) team—a 35-person unit of scientists and product engineers working across: Machine Learning & Statistical Signal Processing NLP, Knowledge Representation, & Graph ML Geospatial More ❯

Senior Research Scientist – Data Science & Machine Learning Location: South East UK (Hybrid: typically 2 days onsite in Great Baddow) Clearance: SC clearable (UK EYES ONLY) – DV/UKIC eligibility highly desirable Work Pattern: Full-time (37 hours/week) | Hybrid | Flexible Interview Process: One-stage, face-to-face with technical presentation Are you an experienced AI/ML … edge techniques to real-world, high-impact challenges? Do you thrive in intellectually rigorous, collaborative environments where your research leads to operational outcomes? We’re hiring a Senior Research Scientist to join a leading R&D team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and signal processing. This role sits within a growing capability focused on … time-series data, decision support systems, and autonomous platforms—and offers an ideal mix of technical leadership, creative freedom, and real-world application. About the Team You’ll be part of the Information Technology & Geospatial (ITG) team—a 35-person unit of scientists and product engineers working across: Machine Learning & Statistical Signal Processing NLP, Knowledge Representation, & Graph ML Geospatial More ❯

A leading multinational retailer is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join their office in Central London. Your role will be to help shape and expand a highly analytical team of Data Scientists that are focused on delivering a better understanding and insight of the business based on data. The core work involves integrating and analysing … the business and external data sources, building models that learn from these data, and providing tools that allow the business to make decisions from these models. This is a key role within the business and you will be responsible for: - Managing a team of Data Scientists - Setting the strategy and direction the team should take - Translate ambiguous … business challenges into data science problems and applications - Communicate complex solutions in a clear, understandable way to non-experts - Promote Data Science across the business Company: ISL (Rec.) Qualifications: To be considered for this Lead Data Scientist role you will need to have: - A Masters or PhD in a relevant discipline such as Computer Science More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Up to £90,000 London (Remote/Hybrid) Company: Join a global financial platform offering fast, secure, and affordable money transfers, multi-currency wallets, and essential banking services worldwide, all within one app. You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and optimising credit and risk scoring models that drive key financial decisions across global … markets. Responsibilities: Lead the development and maintenance of credit risk and affordability models using bureau, open banking, and alternative behavioural data. Own end-to-end model lifecycle: data sourcing, feature engineering, model development, validation, and monitoring. Design and execute champion/challenger tests and A/B experiments to continuously improve approval rates, loss rates, and customer experience … Analyse credit performance data to generate actionable insight and support strategic decisions Mentor and develop a small team of analysts/data scientists as the team scales Work closely with Data Engineering to deploy models into production pipelines. Collaborate with stakeholders to define modelling goals and interpret model outcomes in a business context. Requirements: MSc or PhD More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Up to £90,000 London (Remote/Hybrid) Company: Join a global financial platform offering fast, secure, and affordable money transfers, multi-currency wallets, and essential banking services worldwide, all within one app. You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and optimising credit and risk scoring models that drive key financial decisions across global … markets. Responsibilities: Lead the development and maintenance of credit risk and affordability models using bureau, open banking, and alternative behavioural data. Own end-to-end model lifecycle: data sourcing, feature engineering, model development, validation, and monitoring. Design and execute champion/challenger tests and A/B experiments to continuously improve approval rates, loss rates, and customer experience … Analyse credit performance data to generate actionable insight and support strategic decisions Mentor and develop a small team of analysts/data scientists as the team scales Work closely with Data Engineering to deploy models into production pipelines. Collaborate with stakeholders to define modelling goals and interpret model outcomes in a business context. Requirements: MSc or PhD More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Location: Flexible/Hybrid Contract Type: Permanent Salary: 50k-60k Monday to Friday core office hours We are recruiting a Lead Data Scientist on behalf of a fast-growing financial services organisation. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking team focused on driving innovation across the full customer lifecycle … using advanced data science and machine learning techniques. About the Role: As a Lead Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing data-driven solutions across fraud prevention, marketing strategy, credit risk, and customer management. You'll have the opportunity to shape the direction of data science initiatives and work … a highly skilled team to implement autonomous decision frameworks, predictive modelling, and advanced analytics. Key Responsibilities: Own and develop predictive models to improve customer outcomes across multiple business domains. Lead model deployment and policy setting to enhance autonomous decisioning. Design and implement test-and-learn strategies that influence key business decisions. Deliver actionable insights through structured analysis and clear More ❯

Lead/Principal Data Scientist Up to £180,000 London (Hybrid, 4 days onsite per week) Company: Join one of the world’s leading private equity firms, with a strong global presence and have partnered with hundreds of businesses across a wide range of sectors to support long-term growth and transformation. They combine deep industry expertise … a hands-on, collaborative approach, making it a dynamic environment for ambitious professionals looking to make a real impact. Responsibilities: Support the investment and deal teams by delivering deep, data-driven insights into potential acquisition targets. Lead a high-performing, diverse data team, fostering a collaborative, innovative environment with strong mentoring and career development. Responsible for evaluating … informing high-stakes decisions on multi-million (and often billion)-pound deals. Collaborate with internal teams to deliver commercial and operational due diligence Be at the forefront of identifying data-led value creation strategies across the private equity lifecycle. Requirements: MSc or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields. Strong coding skills in Python More ❯

Lead/Principal Data Scientist Up to £180,000 London (Hybrid, 4 days onsite per week) Company: Join one of the world’s leading private equity firms, with a strong global presence and have partnered with hundreds of businesses across a wide range of sectors to support long-term growth and transformation. They combine deep industry expertise … a hands-on, collaborative approach, making it a dynamic environment for ambitious professionals looking to make a real impact. Responsibilities: Support the investment and deal teams by delivering deep, data-driven insights into potential acquisition targets. Lead a high-performing, diverse data team, fostering a collaborative, innovative environment with strong mentoring and career development. Responsible for evaluating … informing high-stakes decisions on multi-million (and often billion)-pound deals. Collaborate with internal teams to deliver commercial and operational due diligence Be at the forefront of identifying data-led value creation strategies across the private equity lifecycle. Requirements: MSc or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields. Strong coding skills in Python More ❯

We’re Hiring: Data Scientist | Fast-Growing Tech Company | London (Hybrid) Are you a data expert who loves solving real-world problems with predictive models and analytics? Join a fast-growing tech company where your models will drive strategic decisions and support high-impact business growth. 📍 Location: London (3 days per week in-office) 🔍 About the Role … We’re on the hunt for a talented Data Scientist with strong statistical foundations, top-tier Python/SQL skills, and hands-on experience in machine learning. You’ll join a lean, ambitious data team and play a key role in forecasting, modelling, and strategic planning across the business. Your insights will help shape operational and financial … non-technical teams to communicate insights Build visual tools or dashboards to monitor model outputs Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code Share ideas to improve and evolve our data platform 🎯 What You Bring Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML libraries (e.g., SKLearn, XGBoost, Numpy) Strong statistical reasoning and analytical mindset Ability to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders More ❯

We’re Hiring: Data Scientist | Fast-Growing Tech Company | London (Hybrid) Are you a data expert who loves solving real-world problems with predictive models and analytics? Join a fast-growing tech company where your models will drive strategic decisions and support high-impact business growth. 📍 Location: London (3 days per week in-office) 🔍 About the Role … We’re on the hunt for a talented Data Scientist with strong statistical foundations, top-tier Python/SQL skills, and hands-on experience in machine learning. You’ll join a lean, ambitious data team and play a key role in forecasting, modelling, and strategic planning across the business. Your insights will help shape operational and financial … non-technical teams to communicate insights Build visual tools or dashboards to monitor model outputs Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code Share ideas to improve and evolve our data platform 🎯 What You Bring Proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML libraries (e.g., SKLearn, XGBoost, Numpy) Strong statistical reasoning and analytical mindset Ability to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders More ❯

talented individuals whose principles and interests align with our own. While we don't have a specific vacancy open at the moment, by registering your interest for the Senior Data Scientist Talent Pool, you'll be among the first to hear about job openings in our Frontier Team that align with your experience when they go live. What … you'll be doing: As a Lead Data Scientist within Frontier, you will lead the data science work on project teams that are configuring our product Frontier for our customers. Each deployment of Frontier requires a computational twin, essentially an AI-powered digital twin, to be built, and it is primarily the responsibility of our … data scientists to both design and then build these computational twins. Whilst doing this well is partly about building familiarity with Frontier's development interfaces, it's mainly about doing things that are critical in any applied data science role; namely deeply understanding the core customer problem in order to ensure that the technical solution can drive value. More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Hybrid - London (3 days a week) Up to £80,000 We are working with ahousehold fashion brand. They are on the lookout for a Principal Data Scientist to join its growing Data & Analytics team. With a presence across a thriving eCommerce platform, mobile app, and 300+ retail stores, this is your … chance to join an exciting team. As Principal Data Scientist, you’ll lead the data science function, supporting customer understanding, marketing effectiveness, and personalisation. From optimising campaign performance to driving loyalty and segmentation strategies, you’ll help put data at the heart of every customer interaction. The Role: Lead, mentor, and grow a team … of Data Scientists and Analysts focused on customer and marketing use cases. Build and deploy models that support personalisation, customer segmentation, lifetime value prediction, churn prevention, and marketing attribution. Partner closely with CRM, Digital Marketing, and eCommerce teams to deliver data-driven improvements across the customer journey. Leverage advanced analytics to understand customer behaviour and optimise marketing spend More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Hybrid - London 1 day per week Up to £85,000 About the Role We are working with a high-growth performance marketing and technology company who are looking for a new Lead Data Scientist to join the team. You'll be working at the intersection of data, technology, and marketing … you’ll lead the delivery of cutting-edge machine learning, optimisation, and analytics solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Reporting directly to the Director of Data, you’ll take ownership of projects across areas such as customer lifetime value, Propensity, and experimentation, whilst also acting as a data lead for major clients. Initially hands-on, this … role will evolve into a more strategic leadership position, with team management responsibilities (starting with three Data Scientists, growing to five within a year) expected within the first six months. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver data science solutions across predictive modelling, optimisation, and experimentation. Act as a strategic data partner to key clients, owning technical delivery More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Hybrid - London 1 day per week Up to £85,000 About the Role We are working with a high-growth performance marketing and technology company who are looking for a new Lead Data Scientist to join the team. You'll be working at the intersection of data, technology, and marketing … you’ll lead the delivery of cutting-edge machine learning, optimisation, and analytics solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Reporting directly to the Director of Data, you’ll take ownership of high-impact projects across areas such as customer lifetime value, predictive modelling, bidding optimisation, and experimentation, whilst also acting as a data lead for major … clients. Initially hands-on, this role will evolve into a more strategic leadership position, with team management responsibilities (starting with three Data Scientists, growing to five within a year) expected within the first six months. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver data science solutions across predictive modelling, optimisation, and experimentation. Act as a strategic data partner to More ❯