Lead Data Scientist
FacultyDecision Intelligence company
London, United KingdomLead
LocalGlobe
Apax Digital
Metaplanet Holdings
Mercuri
Moonfire
Guardian Media Group Ventures
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead Data Scientist to set technical direction and deliver complex AI projects.
- •As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be a pivotal, entrepreneurial technical expert responsible for setting technical direction and ensuring high-quality, scalable delivery of complex, high-impact projects.
- •You will combine deep machine learning expertise with strategic oversight to drive innovation and shape technical standards.
- •Key Responsibilities Set technical direction for complex, business-critical projects.
- •Design and implement reliable, production-grade technical solutions.
- •Define project roadmaps and oversee end-to-end delivery.
- •Lead technical scoping and feasibility studies for sales opportunities.
- •Manage client relationships and foster long-term strategic partnerships.
- •Requirements Depth of expertise in at least one machine learning domain and strong technical breadth.
- •Skilled technical leader, proficient in mentoring and managing teams.
- •Proven project management expertise for complex, ill-defined problems.
- •Adept at managing ill-defined, high-risk tasks and delivering practical outcomes.
- •Strong customer leadership skills and ability to act as a trusted technical advisor.
Required skills
PythonSQLscikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchProject Management
Nice-to-have skills
AWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesNLPComputer VisionLLMs
Domain expertise
governmentai
Benefits & perks
Unlimited Annual Leave Policy, Private healthcare and dental, Enhanced parental leave, Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working, Sanctus Coaching, Hybrid Working
Tech stack
PythonSQLTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesGitLinuxJiraConfluenceREST API