CareerPlan

Principal Data Scientist

ManchesterFull-time£60k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Driving Autotrader's transformation into a data science-driven organisation by directing Data Science strategy, prioritizing projects, and developing ML-centric data products.

Role type

Principal Data Scientist (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

ML-centric data products and solutions for the automotive marketplace

Domain

Automotive / Data Science / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Strategic thinking, project orchestration, ML framework expertise, Python, Spark, SQL, MLflow, stakeholder management, team leadership

Preferred skills

Research skills, ability to pioneer novel approaches, analytical generalism, mentoring

Technologies

Python, Databricks, Spark, MLFlow, Airflow, Google Cloud Platform, dbt, BigQuery

Responsibilities

Direct Data Science strategy, prioritize and resource projects, collaborate with software engineers, establish analytical standards and tools, mentor Data Analysts and Scientists

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship