CareerPlan

Senior Data Scientist

London, England, GBFull-time£84k–£126k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop and expand data science capabilities by creating proofs of concept and practical analytical solutions to solve complex business problems and improve decision-making.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC data scientist

Builds

Proofs of concept, practical analytical solutions, reusable analytical approaches

Domain

Banking / Financial Services / Data Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, statistical analysis, machine learning, predictive modelling, natural language processing, feature engineering, exploratory data analysis

Preferred skills

Mentoring, knowledge sharing, establishing coding standards and documentation

Technologies

Python, data science and machine learning libraries

Responsibilities

Identify opportunities to apply data science and ML to solve business problems; Design and evaluate proofs of concept; Work with stakeholders to translate requirements into use cases; Handle siloed data and bring context to disparate views; Develop models using statistical analysis, classification, and NLP; Evaluate and communicate model performance and risks; Support team capability through mentoring and upskilling; Establish reusable approaches and best practices; Identify emerging techniques for practical application.