Head of Data Science Jobs in the UK

26 to 43 of 43 Head of Data Science Jobs in the UK

Head of Data Science

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Harnham
HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE – CREDIT RISK £130,000 London THE COMPANY This dynamic and fast-paced lender have grown significantly over the past few years and are looking to add a motivated and experienced individual within their growing data science function. This role offers the chance to work end-to-end across a range … of credit models in the business and take on a challenging role which will give you excellent exposure and experience in the credit modelling space. THE ROLE Work across a range of credit models within the business, predominantly scorecards and broader decisioning models Own the implementation and enhancement of AI techniques to further innovate and enhance the … experience is essential Experience working with AI, either in a professional or educational environment, is essential Highly desirable to have had experience in Consumer Lending and a strong understanding of the credit lifecycle Experience in a fast-paced environment and ability to work across multiple projects, in a FinTech is a plus SALARY AND BENEFITS Base salary from More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London Area, United Kingdom
Harnham
HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE – CREDIT RISK £130,000 London THE COMPANY This dynamic and fast-paced lender have grown significantly over the past few years and are looking to add a motivated and experienced individual within their growing data science function. This role offers the chance to work end-to-end across a range … of credit models in the business and take on a challenging role which will give you excellent exposure and experience in the credit modelling space. THE ROLE Work across a range of credit models within the business, predominantly scorecards and broader decisioning models Own the implementation and enhancement of AI techniques to further innovate and enhance the … experience is essential Experience working with AI, either in a professional or educational environment, is essential Highly desirable to have had experience in Consumer Lending and a strong understanding of the credit lifecycle Experience in a fast-paced environment and ability to work across multiple projects, in a FinTech is a plus SALARY AND BENEFITS Base salary from More ❯
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Head of Data Science - Credit Risk

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
HEAD OF DATA SCIENCE - CREDIT RISK£130,000 London THE COMPANY This dynamic and fast-paced lender have grown significantly over the past few years and are looking to add a motivated and experienced individual within their growing data science function. This role offers the chance to work end-to-end across a range … of credit models in the business and take on a challenging role which will give you excellent exposure and experience in the credit modelling space. THE ROLE Work across a range of credit models within the business, predominantly scorecards and broader decisioning models Own the implementation and enhancement of AI techniques to further innovate and enhance the … experience is essential Experience working with AI, either in a professional or educational environment, is essential Highly desirable to have had experience in Consumer Lending and a strong understanding of the credit lifecycle Experience in a fast-paced environment and ability to work across multiple projects, in a FinTech is a plus SALARY AND BENEFITS Base salary from More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £130,000 per annum
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Head of Data Science

Slough, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
network you want to login/join with: We’re a fast-growing FinTech focused on improving access to credit. We combine deep credit expertise with strong tech and data capability, and we’re building a team that’s motivated by doing the right thing for customers. The atmosphere is open, fast-paced, and hands-on. If you care … about impact, ownership and working on problems that matter - you’ll feel at home here. The opportunity: We’re hiring a Head of Data Science to lead and grow our data science function. This is a key hire for the business, with real influence across credit strategy, product, and risk . You’ll head up a talented team and shape how we use data and modelling to make smarter lending decisions and deliver better outcomes for our customers. What you’ll be doing: Leading and developing a team of Data Scientists working on credit risk and portfolio optimisation Designing, building and deploying credit risk models (PD, LGD, EAD) for consumer More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London, England, United Kingdom
loveholidays
for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers’ personal holiday expert — the smart way to get away. About the team Our data science team (currently four data scientists, and we’re hiring two more) works across the business to deploy machine learning approaches that help us realize our ambition … of becoming Europe’s most loved Online Travel Agency. The team focuses on building value for our customers, suppliers, and loveholidays through deploying advanced machine learning techniques. The impact you’ll have Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, the Head of Data Science will help the business deliver AI-powered solutions to assist customers … rate improvements by helping customers find their ideal holiday through sort order and recommendation algorithms. Drive more efficient traffic acquisition through bid optimization algorithms. Help the business make better data-assisted decisions through A/B test analysis reporting. Work across the business to ensure we are choosing the right applications for machine learning technology. The Head of More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London, United Kingdom
LinuxRecruit
If you're passionate about machine learning and data science and ready to lead a team building groundbreaking technology with real-world impact, this role offers a rare opportunity. An innovative software platform is seeking a seasoned leader to oversee its data science function. In this pivotal role, you'll guide both strategic direction and technical … execution of AI initiatives central to the product. The platform helps global enterprises make smarter commercial decisions through predictive insights rooted in customer behaviour. You'll lead a talented team of data scientists, shaping a collaborative, high-performing group. Your focus will be driving innovation, scaling ML systems, and aligning technical efforts with business outcomes. You'll … work with senior leadership and collaborate across departments to ensure machine learning delivers real, lasting value. This role offers a blend of strategic influence and hands-on impact. You'll define how machine learning evolves while ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and commercially relevant. From improving processes to evaluating new tools, you'll have the freedom and responsibility to More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Data Science

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
biomodal
About biomodal Join the multiomic revolution! Over the last 20 years, genomic technologies have enabled significant discoveries that bring the promise of personalised medicine closer than ever before. But after two decades of research, it's clear that genetic variation only tells part of the story - biology is dynamic and more complex than A, C, T, G. … Already, the added information from a multiomic view of biology is yielding important insights into cancer, ageing, and neurological disease, and is poised to revolutionise how we understand health and disease beyond canonical variation in DNA. biomodal is an omics-based life sciences technology and analytics company, delivering products that bring the dynamism of our ever-changing biology … into focus. Our team is dedicated to developing the most advanced solutions to interrogate and understand the complex interplay of genomics and epigenomics. We have launched our first products, the duet +modC and duet evoC solutions, with more in the pipeline, and are looking to grow and evolve our business accordingly. This is an incredible opportunity to step into More ❯
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Head of Data Science (hands on) - FinTech

London, United Kingdom
Wyatt Partners
Head of Data Science (hands on) - FinTech Head of Data Science role with a fast-growing B2B FinTech company, backed by multiple billionaires and a major global investment firm. You'll join an existing team of 2 Data Scientists within a wider business of 35 staff and report to … the Chief Product Officer. The CEO is a former Data Scientist, providing opportunities for knowledge exchange! The Head of Data Science will work on: Credit risk models: Collaborate with the Chief Risk Officer to develop advanced machine learning models. Affordability models: Utilize bureau and open banking data to create transaction classification models and determine … safe borrowing limits for individual businesses. Product improvements: Use predictive models to identify key drivers of the conversion funnel and work with the CPO to enhance customer experience. Sales and distribution: Apply predictive models to identify UK businesses most interested in the company's products and services. Data analytics tech: Partner with the CTO and developers to establish More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Data Science

London, United Kingdom
Wyatt Partners
Head of Data Science required by a Media Publishing company to head up and grow a Data Science team. The team will be focused on Machine Learning & Statistical Analysis techniques to develop impactful solutions for the business. Initially you will lead a small team of Data Scientists, with strong growth forecast … for the coming year. Allied to team growth you will also be responsible for developing Data Science production process within the business, with a view to creating an Agile work environment which can have optimal impact Given their nature as a publishing business experience of applying NLP expertise is of crucial importance to this hire. Head of Data Science : - Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, Random Forests, etc. - Experience with common data science toolkits, such as Python - Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL on a big data platform e.g. Hadoop, Hive - Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Data Science

London, England, United Kingdom
Wyatt Partners
B2B2C SaaS scale up in Health Tech with proven revenue model & significant Series B funding are looking to hire their first Head of Data Science. You will be responsible for leading the teams strategy & execution as well as delivering significant headcount growth in the first 12 months. Successful candidates must have demonstrable experience of managing and … growing a team, deriving analytical insights from a variety of business contexts, and communicating those insights to senior business stakeholders. Ideal Profile : Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field 7+ years of experience driving data science solutions and 3+ years of hands-on experience managing a team of data scientists Demonstrated ability to manage and effectively lead a team while effectively prioritizing and allocating their time and resources Proficient in use of Python for manipulating data and drawing insights from data sets Experience using machine learning techniques such as regressions and classification analysts, clustering, neural networks, etc. Knowledge of build systems, version More ❯
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Head of Data Science

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Harnham
Head of Data Science - Fintech London – Hybrid £120,000 - £140,000 Company: We are working with a fast growing and well funded scale up within the FinTech space and specialise in the car finance industry. With over £240m in funding secured and backing from some of the most respected investors in the space, they’re … building tech-driven future with data at the forefront of what they do. They’re now looking for a new Head of Data Science/Technical Lead to lead and evolve their credit and collections analytics strategy as well as boosting customer engagement. Whilst a senior position, this is still a very hands on … position and the core focus of the role will be hands on technical work. What you will be doing: Designing and leading the data science strategy across credit scoring, fraud prevention, and collections. Building and optimising data-driven lending models to increase acceptance while maintaining performance. Identifying algorithmic opportunities to mitigate fraud and improve operational efficiency. More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London Area, United Kingdom
Harnham
Head of Data Science - Fintech London – Hybrid £120,000 - £140,000 Company: We are working with a fast growing and well funded scale up within the FinTech space and specialise in the car finance industry. With over £240m in funding secured and backing from some of the most respected investors in the space, they’re … building tech-driven future with data at the forefront of what they do. They’re now looking for a new Head of Data Science/Technical Lead to lead and evolve their credit and collections analytics strategy as well as boosting customer engagement. Whilst a senior position, this is still a very hands on … position and the core focus of the role will be hands on technical work. What you will be doing: Designing and leading the data science strategy across credit scoring, fraud prevention, and collections. Building and optimising data-driven lending models to increase acceptance while maintaining performance. Identifying algorithmic opportunities to mitigate fraud and improve operational efficiency. More ❯
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Head of Data Science & Analytics

London, England, United Kingdom
Harnham
This job description provides a comprehensive overview of the role of Head of Data Science & Analytics at a leading media company. It includes details about the salary range, location, responsibilities, requirements, and application process. The formatting uses appropriate HTML tags such as , , , and to organize the information clearly and enhance readability. However, the description … contains some redundant or irrelevant content, such as multiple listings of similar jobs and notifications that do not directly relate to the main role. To improve focus and clarity, I suggest removing these extraneous parts while maintaining all essential information about the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr More ❯
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Head of Analytics & Data Science

Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harnham
Head of Analytics & Data Science This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Harnham Manager - Analytics in the North & Midlands (UK) at Harnham Head of Analytics & Data Science Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 2x Days a Week in Office) Company Overview A multimedia conglomerate is seeking a Head of Analytics & Data Science to lead their newly formed function! Role Overview As the Head of Analytics & Data Science, you’ll manage a large matrix team across customer, marketing & product analytics as well … as data science. You will lead and run a centralised analytics function in the UK, which will be replicated around Europe. You will work closely with local teams/support hubs on cross-functional analytics projects. Your primary goal is to enable the business to better understand their audiences and identify monetisation opportunities. The ideal candidate will have extensive More ❯
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Head of Data Science

Alton, England, United Kingdom
Ashdown Group
Head of Data Science and Strategy - London, Hybrid As Head of Applied Data Science & Strategy, you'll drive the strategic direction of applied analytics, modelling, and data governance. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, mentor future leaders in data, and be a visible champion for innovative and responsible … data use across critical sectors. Key Responsibilities Set and evolve the data science and modelling strategy across transport, infrastructure, resilience, and related domains Provide hands-on technical leadership for complex, often ambiguous, data projects Collaborate with partners and clients to turn data challenges into actionable, high-value propositions Define and demonstrate the strategic value of applied data science across research and commercial initiatives Act as a credible and influential voice in external engagements with government, academia, and industry Mentor and develop a high-performing team of data professionals Ensure best-in-class practices in explainable, ethical, and impact-driven data science Essential Skills & Experience: We seek someone with More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London, England, United Kingdom
Wyatt Partners
A Head of Data Science is the next key strategic hire for a rapidly growing startup in the retail industry with a global reach. They have grown from 2 to 30 employees in 2.5 years and have experienced strong revenue growth. The company is cash-rich but currently has a weak data strategy. What’s … great about this Head of Data Science role? You will have the opportunity to develop a data science platform and build a team from scratch, including hiring additional data scientists upon your joining. The company has abundant untapped customer data, offering significant opportunities to create value. You will collaborate closely with world … class engineers to develop a new data warehouse. Budget and bandwidth are available to develop new products and services using the best commercial software. You will work directly with the CMO and the founder of the business, an MIT graduate. You need to be a top-class Statistician. You should have a very numerate degree, master's, or More ❯
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Head of Data Science

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Burns Sheehan
Head of Data Science - E-commerce - £110,000 - £130,000 - 3 days in office - Central London One of our most established clients is in the market for a Head of Data Science to join their ranks and lead the Data Science function. You will be responsible for taking over … the initial team members as well as developing out the function in their Head of Data Science capacity. You will be working on a multitude of problems such as recommendations, pricing, personalization and more, managing a team of circa 5 individuals. If this Head of Data Science role is of interest to you then we need to see the following: circa 8-12 years in Data Science experience, ideally some within a Data Science Manager or Head of Data Science capacity A background within a multitude of areas such as Personalization, Pricing and more. Track record in developing teams and More ❯
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Head of Data Science

London Area, United Kingdom
Burns Sheehan
Head of Data Science - E-commerce - £110,000 - £130,000 - 3 days in office - Central London One of our most established clients is in the market for a Head of Data Science to join their ranks and lead the Data Science function. You will be responsible for taking over … the initial team members as well as developing out the function in their Head of Data Science capacity. You will be working on a multitude of problems such as recommendations, pricing, personalization and more, managing a team of circa 5 individuals. If this Head of Data Science role is of interest to you then we need to see the following: circa 8-12 years in Data Science experience, ideally some within a Data Science Manager or Head of Data Science capacity A background within a multitude of areas such as Personalization, Pricing and more. Track record in developing teams and More ❯
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Head of Data Science
10th Percentile
£115,000
25th Percentile
£126,250
Median
£150,000
75th Percentile
£155,000