Lead Data Scientist

Faculty

LondonFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-09

HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Lead high-impact AI projects and shape technical direction for bespoke solutions serving government clients.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist with team leadership

Builds

Bespoke algorithms and high-stakes AI solutions for government sector

Domain

Public sector / Government services

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch), core data science paradigms (supervised/unsupervised, NLP), algorithm development, project planning, commercial awareness

Preferred skills

Quantitative academic background, public speaking, open-source contributions

Technologies

Python, NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch

Responsibilities

Lead project teams delivering bespoke algorithms, design robust software architectures, mentor junior data scientists, partner with commercial teams on client relationships, contribute to thought leadership via courses or speaking, ensure best practices in project lifecycle

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership

About Faculty

Faculty is one of the world's leading applied AI companies, helping many of the organisations that shape our world to adopt AI successfully and safely. We play an important role in the emerging AI safety ecosystem. We already have many of the key Frontier Labs as clients, including Open AI and Anthropic, for whom we provide third-party red teaming, technical testing and other AI safety services. And we work with the UK government and other international governments on AI safety, including helping set up the AI Security Institute and delivering technical work which catalysed the first global AI