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Lead Data Scientist

Faculty· Defence
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Hybrid (Remote (UK))Full-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Lead Data Scientist role focusing on setting technical direction, delivering high-impact, production-grade ML solutions, mentoring teams, and shaping long-term customer relationships within Faculty’s Defence Data Science domain. Requires eligibility for UK Security Clearance and potential on-site work in the UK.

Responsibilities

  • Setting the technical direction for complex, business-critical projects and expertly balancing trade-offs between speed, innovation, and reliability.
  • Designing and implementing reliable, production-grade technical solutions, ensuring comprehensive documentation of architectures and specifications.
  • Defining project problems, developing clear roadmaps, and overseeing end-to-end delivery across multi-disciplinary workstreams.
  • Leading technical scoping and feasibility studies for high-value sales opportunities and strategic customer engagements.
  • Managing relationships and communications with demanding clients, fostering trust and aligning technical solutions with shared long-term commercial goals.
  • Driving the adoption of best practices, shared resources, and robust technical processes across the wider Data Science craft.
  • Mentoring and developing other data scientists and team members, actively contributing to the growth and technical excellence of the organisation.

Qualifications

  • Depth of expertise in at least one machine learning domain and strong technical breadth across the data science landscape.
  • Skilled technical leader, proficient in mentoring, managing teams (including other managers), and rolling out impactful tools and workflows.
  • Proven project management expertise with ability to break down complex problems into actionable workstreams with defendable timelines.
  • Ability to manage ill-defined, high-risk tasks and deliver innovative, practical outcomes under commercial pressure.
  • Strong customer leadership skills as a trusted technical advisor and driver of long-term strategic relationships.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Commercial (BD), and Infrastructure teams.
  • Experience extending technical oversight to business unit-level initiatives and influencing organisational success.

Skills

Required:Machine learning expertiseTechnical leadershipProject managementClient managementCross-functional collaboration
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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