101 to 125 of 128 Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Defence AI Principal Data Scientist & Strategy Lead

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Faculty is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for its Defence team in the UK. You will own complex ML delivery, shape sector strategy, and mentor data scientists while building trusted client partnerships. The role requires UK Security Clearance eligibility, with on-site work 2–4 days weekly ...

Defence AI Leader & Principal Data Scientist

Location
United Kingdom
Faculty is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead ML delivery within our Defence team in the UK. You will own strategic projects, guide technical strategy, and mentor data scientists while engaging with clients on high-stakes engagements. You will translate challenges into roadmaps, write robust ...

Defence AI Lead: Strategic Data Scientist

Location
United Kingdom
Faculty is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for its Defence team in the United Kingdom. You will own complex ML delivery, shape sector strategy, and act as a technical authority while mentoring teams. On-site 2–4 days a week with client sites and flexible Remote work within … available. You will lead scoping, technical selling, and client management to deliver high-impact AI solutions, including Generative AI and LLM applications, across strategic projects. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Lead Product Data Scientist

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Talk to customers and align on success criteria and measurement Use raw, real-world data to form clear, actionable insights Optimise agent performance for each onboarded customer Own the optimisation flow from identifying opportunities through testing hypotheses, running experiments, delivering improvements, and demonstrating value Analyse data … scope independent initiatives Turn ad hoc analyses and findings into scalable self-service tooling for teammates and customers Requirements Significant data science experience at a lead/staff level Experience building robust data pipelines Fluency in SQL and Python Strong understanding of statistical methods Background working ...

Senior Data Scientist – AI Solutions Leader (Flexible)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead the design and delivery of AI solutions and advanced analytics for clients across industries. You will mentor junior team members and shape IBM’s data science capability while collaborating with engineers and client stakeholders. You will drive … engagements, translating business challenges into data-driven insights, and stay ahead of emerging AI methodologies. A strong background in NLP/ML and cloud platforms is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Data Scientist - AI Safety & Evaluation Leader

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Faculty in London is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead high-impact AI safety projects and shape upstream evaluation standards. This role demands hands-on scientific thinking, strong coding in Python, and leadership across delivery teams. You'll design evaluation frameworks, build robust software architectures, mentor ...

Senior Data Scientist & Analytics Leader - Asset Solutions

Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead the delivery of digital and analytical solutions across assets for our clients in the UK. You will guide technical delivery, coach junior analysts, and contribute to business development from requirements through to adoption and value realization. You will ...

Lead Data Scientist, Trading Intelligence & Automation

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
National Geographic is looking for a Senior Data Science Engineer to lead projects in the Trading Intelligence Team. This role involves developing statistical models and collaborating across teams to enhance decision-making through data science. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field … proven experience in data science, strong machine learning foundations, and proficiency in Python or R. Knowledge of Kubernetes and Kafka is desirable. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Data Scientist - Travel Analytics & ML Leader

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jet2.com Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join its Data Science team in the UK. You will deliver high-impact data science initiatives and collaborate with colleagues across marketing, pricing, customer insights and operations to optimise business processes. You will apply … statistical modelling, explain results to stakeholders, and drive data-driven decision making while keeping up to date with evolving technologies and governance requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Data Scientist - Impactful AI & Analytics Leader

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Haleon plc. seeks a senior data scientist to join the Global AI & Data Science team in London. You will build ML models for marketing, commercial and digital, and work with data engineers and ML engineers to deliver high-impact data-driven solutions. You will deploy ...

Senior Data Scientist - ML Leader (Remote)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hims & Hers in London is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own end-to-end data projects, translating complex problems into robust ML models and production-ready code with strong autonomy. You will partner with Product, Engineering and Business teams to optimize operations, marketing and the customer … experience, while upholding engineering standards and mentoring junior data scientists, contributing to scalable data platforms and governance. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Data Scientist - Greenfield Models & Growth Lead

Location
United Kingdom
leading consulting firm is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to innovate within a prestigious brand. This role offers a unique chance to shape the approach to data science in a greenfield environment, impacting the organization significantly. Ideal candidates have fluency in Python and proven experience in solving ...

Lead Pricing & Data Scientist - London Market Insurance

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Kennedy Group is seeking a Lead Pricing/Data Specialist to join our global insurance team in London. You will lead predictive modelling initiatives, work with unstructured data, and mentor a small team of data scientists. You will partner with business units, develop models using ...

Senior Data Scientist - Travel Personalization & ML Leader (Hybrid)

Location
England, United Kingdom
Travel Corporation is seeking a skilled data scientist to turn complex analytics into actionable business insights. You will work with rich customer, booking and marketing data to build predictive models and optimise commercial outcomes. You will lead experimentation, design robust measurement plans and collaborate with data ...

Lead Data Scientist - Public Sector (security cleared)

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Join us and be part of something bigger. J OB P ROFILE DESCRIPTION Kainos is recognised as one of the UKs leading AI and data businesses, with a decade-longtrack recordof delivering impactful, production-grade AI solutions for clients across government, healthcare,defence,and commercial sectors. Kainos … leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together. M INIMUM ( ESSENTIAL ) REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics or in a similar quantitative field. Have a deep understandingand developingof AI/ML models, including time series, supervised/unsupervised learning ...

Senior/Lead Data Scientist

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
across channels. The opportunity Become one of the top contributors to bring the new product vision live. Work end to end across metric design, data and modeling, experimentation, and product integration. What you’ll do Build components of new products that turn real customer signals into timely actions … impact; embed sound statistical practice; and turn results into simple, trusted narratives that guide product and commercial decisions. Productionize and scale thoughtfully: ship durable data and model workflows in collaboration with the engineering team, ensure quality and monitoring, and document decisions so the system is reliable, explainable, and easy ...

Senior/Lead Data Scientist -Fraud

Hiring Organisation
Klarna
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
timePosted: 2026-06-29What you will do We are rebuilding our fraud detection systems from the ground up, and we are looking for data scientists who want the full mandate to do it right, from raw data to production model, at a scale that affects hundreds … demanding problem spaces at Klarna. You will build best-in-class machine learning systems from the ground up, owning the complete pipeline from raw data through feature engineering, model design, training, and real-time production deployment. A central part of this role is converting some of Klarna's existing ...

Lead Data Scientist - Credit Risk Modeling

Hiring Organisation
Klarna
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
building a foundation model that turns that sequence into a single, reusable representation of the customer — a transformer trained specifically on Klarna's own data, built in-house rather than adapted from an existing public model, because the patterns it needs to learn don't show up in general … features, deciding on vocabulary size, sequence length, and how information compounds across a sequence. You'll own the model lifecycle end to end, from data preparation and training through to serving it in production. You'll translate research decisions — architecture choices, tokenisation trade-offs — into production systems that ...

Senior Data Scientist: National Security AI Leader

Location
Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Alan Turing Institute is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to apply AI, machine learning and advanced analytics to national security challenges. You will work with a cross-disciplinary team, lead on technical projects and engage with senior stakeholders across the Institute and with partners. Eligibility ...

Staff Data Scientist: Population Health AI Leader

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
leading health AI company is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to shape AI-driven population health management. The role requires 8+ years of data science experience, proven leadership in applied research, and expert-level proficiency in Python. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams ...

Lead Data Scientist - Treasury Markets Quant

Hiring Organisation
Wise
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 70 K
world's money.For everyone, everywhere.More about our mission and what we offer.Job DescriptionWe are seeking a talented quantitative developer to join our Treasury Markets Data Science team. This role focuses on owning and operating the production infrastructure behind our FX pricing, risk, and trading systems with the opportunity … aspects.Your work will have a direct impact on Wise’s mission and millions of our customers.About the Role: You'll join the Treasury Markets Data Science team, owning the quantitative infrastructure that powers how Wise manages FX risk across a USD 250bn+ in annual FX volume- serving everyone from ...

Lead Data Scientist - London

Hiring Organisation
Revoco
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 60 K
1406Location: LondonDiscipline: BI AnalystContact: hello@revoco-talent.co.uk | 0117 440 7810 The role is actually titled as a "Lead", that is due to owning your particular workstream, so you can put your own stamp on things, it is not leading a team however. It can suit people with as little … close to London bridge. (Some weeks may be one day) You 'll be working on some really interesting initiatives and have the below responsibilities ➡️Lead the delivery of analytical and machine learning workstreams, ensuring models and outputs are robust, repeatable, and aligned with business needs. ➡️Collaborate with subject matter ...

Lead Data Scientist - Public Sector (security cleared)

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
City, Belfast, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
hackajob is partnering directly with Kainos to hire for this role. Join Kainos and Shape the Future At Kainos, were problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether ...

Senior Data Scientist & Technical Lead – Production ML

Location
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Gymshark is seeking a senior data science technical lead to guide modelling approaches and solution design across multiple initiatives. You will work closely with stakeholders to translate priority use cases into production-ready ML solutions, providing hands-on leadership through problem framing, deployment, and optimization. You will embed … technical standards for experimentation, validation, and reproducibility, review designs, and mentor data scientists on complex challenges, ensuring #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Lead Statistician / Lead Statistical Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
vision is to be the source of truth in global supply chains. Through our proprietary methodology, our mission is to harness cutting edge science, data, and spec click apply for full job details ...