26 to 43 of 43 Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for combating fraud and misuse at scale? Spotify is seeking an interim Lead Data Scientist to step into a critical leadership role on our Revenue Protection Data Science team during a parental leave cover. In this role, you will lead a team of data scientists focused … to develop your skills and ways of working. Our collaborative environment encourages innovation and continuous improvement, making it an exciting place to grow your career. What You'll Do Lead and support a distributed team of data scientists, guiding their day-to-day work, setting priorities, and encouraging a collaborative, high-performing team culture. Balance leadership and people … development, evaluation, and performance monitoring. Monitor and communicate key performance indicators to track the impact of Revenue Protection initiatives and surface emerging risks and opportunities to business partners. Translate data into strategy by assessing the business impact of new initiatives and threats, ensuring the team's work is aligned with high-impact opportunities. Influence and partner cross-functionally, collaborating More ❯

and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world Overview We are seeking a Technical Lead Data Scientist to lead the design and delivery of advanced analytics and machine learning solutions that power our data-driven products and decision-making processes. … Whilst this role will be hands-on in nature and will require experience and skills for model development, you will also set the technical vision for data science, mentor a team of data scientists, and work closely with data engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, production-ready solutions. Your primary focus will be on defining … and implementing end-to-end data science strategies, developing machine learning models, and building robust data-driven solutions that integrate into our production platforms to enhance forecasting, personalization, and operational visibility. You will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business strategy and technical execution. Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of data scientists More ❯

Lead Data Scientist Up to £110,000 UK (Remote First) Company: Join an award-winning data consultancy who help people do data right through project delivery across strategy and consulting, data science and BI, and data engineering. They deliver outcomes that make a real change for a range of clients across Energy, Agriculture More ❯

the brilliant minds who are bringing Frontier AI to the frontlines of the world. About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join Faculty as the most senior data scientist in its recently formed Professional and Financial Services Team. As the Lead Data Scientist, you'll have an opportunity to shape a technical vision … and guide the senior and junior data scientists on your team. Working collaboratively, you will oversee project teams that deliver high-impact AI solutions that are differentiated and compelling. You will also lead project teams delivering enterprise-scale applications for a range of clients, including major banks, asset managers, insurers, law firms, and B2B services. Maintaining ownership of … the data science approach, you will own the technical vision for your projects, partner directly with clients to shape strategy, and play a crucial part in mentoring the next generation of data science talent at Faculty. What you'll be doing Project Leadership: Guide the technical delivery of custom data science solutions for clients, from initial discovery 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 ❯

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 ❯

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 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 ❯

transformation, and it's our job within the Chief Security Office (CSO) to ensure that we keep our customers, colleagues and assets safe from threat. The CSO's Security Data Services lab have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Lead Data Scientist to work with our Analytics and Data Management feature teams. In … mitigate, and prevent cyber threats using sophisticated AI and machine learning. This is a rare opportunity to craft the future of cybersecurity in one of the UK's most data-rich environments. What you'll do Lead the design, development, and deployment of behavioural anomaly detection models using unsupervised learning, deep learning (e.g. auto-encoders), and novelty detection … techniques. Lead a team of Data Scientists Drive innovation in LLM-based security automation, including prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning of models. Collaborate with Data Engineers to build scalable, secure, and production-ready ML pipelines on GCP. Partner with cyber defence, risk, and compliance teams to ensure models are explainable, ethical, and aligned with regulatory More ❯

Work Environment: Remote-first setup: Fully remote work with the option to use a WeWork membership for those who prefer occasional office access. Join our team: Role: As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be the technical authority for machine learning and data science within our consultancy, working closely with Product Leadership and our diverse client … base to deliver transformative AI-driven solutions. You will lead the development and implementation of cutting-edge Generative AI and Large Language Model applications whilst collaborating with cross-functional teams including product designers, engineers, and product managers. This senior role requires hands-on delivery combined with strategic thinking to drive data-driven decision-making and deliver measurable business … outcomes for our clients. Responsibilities: Lead AI/ML Project Delivery : Take ownership of complex machine learning projects from conception to deployment, with a strong emphasis on practical applications and demonstrable outcomes. Strategic Product Development : Collaborate closely with Product Leadership and client stakeholders to identify, conceptualise, and build data science-driven product improvements that align with strategic business More ❯

pricing models, we build the driving intelligence that feeds them. Our mission is to drive safer roads and fairer insurance through data. The Telematics team transforms raw phone sensor data into meaningful insights about how people drive. Using advanced signal processing and machine learning, we process high-frequency data to extract behavioural signals that power our understanding of … driving quality, context, and risk. About the Role As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll drive the technical direction of our behavioural modelling work. You'll lead the development of telematics features from idea to production, including exploratory analysis, signal design, risk evaluation, and scalable deployment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll … design solutions, mentor other scientists, influence architecture across systems, and guide decision-making in uncertain or complex contexts. We're looking for an applied scientist - someone who thrives on getting things into production, values strong engineering, and has opinions on building reliable, scalable systems. What you will be doing Drive the development of telematics features from mobile sensor data More ❯

Our Experian Software Solution's Analytics Services Team supports analytic and generative AI products for decisioning, analytics, and fraud and identity globally. As a Lead Data Scientist, you will use your coding expertise (Python, SAS), model risk management and Gen AI knowledge and experience, and analytic consulting skills to lead client and internal engagements for Experian … s new global product launch and early client success efforts. Responsibilities: Collaborate with Engineering and Data Science teams in the design and implementation of Machine Learning, Dashboarding, Ad Hoc Analysis and AI applications in a cloud-native big data platform. Partner with Leaders, Analytic Consultants, Engineers, Account Executives, Product Managers, and external partners to bring new innovative solutions … to market that provide impact to Experian's broad client base. Lead client analytic consulting engagements with financial services clients, including pre-sales and demos, training, and client success activities to maximize client value. Leverage Gen AI and model development tools to create and maintain new model document templates to help clients meet Model Risk Management regulatory requirements. Stay More ❯

We are the industry experts delivering actionable maritime insight, data, technology, and analytics trusted by 60,000 professionals across the globe to drive commercial advantage, evaluate risk, and support the efficient and lawful movement of seaborne trade. Our data is collected only from the most reputable partners and accurate sources, many of which are exclusive to us and … our customers. Our advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and industry expertise transform our unparalleled data into powerful insight delivered through data and analytics platforms and services, news and commentary, and publications that help professionals in maritime operations, risk, and compliance stay well informed. Leading seaborne trade through change with data transparency, innovative technology, and human ingenuity. Role Profile … The Data Scientist will join our advanced analytics group to assist us in building various advanced statistical, deterministic and machine learning models to create behavioural profiling on a range of data features relating to the global shipping fleet. This role involves leading a team and customer-facing interactions: Analytical model explainability is a core principle in how More ❯

Senior/Lead Applied Data Scientist - Causal AI for Demand Forecasting Location: Offsite, London, United Kingdom Area of Interest Job Type Professional AI or Artificial Intelligence Job Id Location: Offsite, London, United Kingdom Area of Interest Engineer - Software Job Type Professional Technology Interest AI or Artificial Intelligence Job Id New Meet the Team The post-pandemic years … human-driven and statistical/Traditional ML-based forecasting approaches. Cisco wasn't immune and saw a sharp increase in backlogs, inventory levels, and supply chain costs. The Forecasting Data Science Team within Global Planning is solving this by using Causal AI to redefine Demand Forecasting and its Enterprise impact. We're working to provide breakthrough levels of regime … approaches. Leverage and incorporate appropriate machine learning approaches including customization of recently published research as needed to build better Causal AI solutions. Provide technical direction and mentoring to junior data scientists and data engineers in the team, helping shape the skills and values of the next generation of Cisco data scientists. Minimum Qualifications 6+ years of Advanced More ❯

evolving digital landscape, delivering cutting-edge products to over one million digital subscribers daily. Our growth relies on a diverse, dedicated and dynamic group of product, tech, delivery and data specialists. With a supportive culture, entrepreneurial spirit and opportunities at every turn, there are no limits to where your FT career can take you. Build a newsworthy career at … are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups. The Role This is a unique opportunity for someone with experience managing data science projects and leading data scientists. You'll head a team focused on growing our subscriber base and supporting our award-winning journalism. You'll collaborate across cross … functional teams of data scientists, ML engineers, developers, product managers, marketers and journalists to shape and deliver impactful projects. These range from personalising content recommendations to churn prediction and subscription optimisation. If you're passionate about applying data science to business challenges in a creative, collaborative way, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities Manage and More ❯

environmental impact. What you'll be doing: Bring a strong commercial mindset and apply advanced scientific techniques, analytics, and statistics to solve high-impact decision problems. As a seasoned data or decision science practitioner, you'll design and develop scalable, innovative algorithms and analytical solutions with a clear focus on business value. Collaborate closely with the Head of Routing … as engineering and product leaders, to conceptualise and deliver end-to-end solutions using heuristics, machine learning, and optimisation techniques. Work alongside, guide, and mentor both senior and junior data scientists to develop production-ready solutions, contributing hands-on where needed to write and deploy high-quality code. Partner with product and tech stakeholders to bring these solutions to … Java/C++ a plus) Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) - you can explain complex ideas in simple terms, and push back on over-complication when needed Passion for data science, optimisation, and the logistics marketplace Working knowledge of agile methodologies and experience working in fast-moving cross-functional teams A bias to action - you value progress over perfection More ❯