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Lead Data Scientist

London, England, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-18 → 2026-10-02

Core

Lead the end-to-end implementation, design, and delivery of complex data science solutions and services for clients in digital transformation projects.

Role type

Lead Data Scientist (Senior IC with team leadership)

Builds

Data science applications and services for public and private sector clients

Domain

Digital transformation consultancy, public sector, healthcare, environment

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure), Python or R, data governance, Agile/Scrum, team structuring, technical leadership, software engineering best practices (via careerplan.io/jobs/9c650a03-cf1b-4d48-80b1-3c971f04bb40-lead-data-scientist-at-informed-solutions)

Preferred skills

NLP, generative AI (chatbots, RAG), professional services experience, master's/PhD in STEM

Technologies

Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, Python, R

Responsibilities

Lead planning, design, development, integration, and testing of data science solutions; take overall technical responsibility across the lifecycle; structure and support less experienced practitioners; recruit technical staff and contribute to training materials; collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams; ensure high-quality documentation and deployment.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities