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Senior Data Scientist
Pittsburgh
$150000 - $175000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Senior Data Scientist
Remote – Competitive Salary & Benefits – Travel 25% / per month across the world
This is a unique opportunity to apply advanced AI and data science in highly complex, mission‑critical environments. You will work directly on real‑world challenges, building scalable AI solutions that drive strategic decisions and high‑impact outcomes.
The Company
They specialise in developing AI‑enabled platforms that support sophisticated analytical and operational needs. Their teams work with diverse datasets, combining deep technical expertise with domain insight to deliver tools that influence major strategic decisions. They encourage creativity, rapid iteration, and innovation in applied AI.
The Role
* Develop AI, ML, and data science solutions for complex analytical problems.
* Build scalable AI platforms tailored to specific operational requirements.
* Lead full‑lifecycle AI project execution, from research to production deployment.
* Collaborate with research, engineering, and software teams to deliver robust systems.
* Introduce and champion new AI methodologies, including LLMs and agentic systems.
* Mentor team members and support a culture of technical excellence.
* Translate broad requirements into actionable technical plans.
Your Skills & Experience
* Strong commercial experience delivering production‑ready AI systems.
* Expertise in AI fundamentals, LLMs, and modern AI development workflows.
* Ability to define architectures, drive roadmaps, and oversee end‑to‑end delivery.
* Skilled in collaborating across engineering, research, and product functions.
* Strong communication skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
What They Offer
* Competitive salary, benefits, and flexible location options.
* Direct impact on high‑stakes challenges and strategic AI initiatives.
* Opportunities to drive innovation and shape emerging AI practices.
How to Apply
If you want to build AI solutions that make a tangible impact, apply now.
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Data Scientist
Eindhoven
€69505.38 - €83406.46
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentEindhoven, North Brabant
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Client‑Facing Data Scientist
Eindhoven (2 days per week)
up to €6000 per month + Holiday
This is an exciting opportunity for a Client‑Facing Data Scientist who enjoys combining hands‑on analytics with strategic advisory work. You will play a key role in helping major brands translate complex data science into clear, actionable decisions.
The Company
They are a leading organisation within the media and marketing ecosystem, known for their advanced use of data, AI, and technology. Their teams operate in a collaborative, international environment where innovation, experimentation, and impactful analytics are central. They work with sizeable datasets, modern tooling, and cross‑functional experts across media, product, and data science.
The Role
In this hybrid client‑facing and technical position, you will:
* Act as a trusted advisor to Dutch‑speaking clients, helping them understand and apply data‑driven insights.
* Translate complex analytical concepts into clear, actionable recommendations.
* Shape measurement approaches, experimentation methods, and analytical frameworks.
* Design and deliver marketing analytics solutions including Marketing Mix Modelling, lift studies, attribution models, clustering, and segmentation.
* Build and analyse A/B tests across media, creative, and performance environments.
* Work closely with internal media, product, and analytics teams to turn data into meaningful outcomes.
Your Skills and Experience
You will be successful in this role if you bring:
* Strong experience in applied data science within a commercial environment.
* Proven ability to engage with clients and communicate complex analytics clearly.
* Proficiency in Python, statistical modelling, and experimentation techniques.
* Solid understanding of analytics principles, predictive modelling, and segmentation.
* Experience working with cross‑functional teams across data, product, and media.
* Fluency in Dutch for client interaction.
* Experience in marketing analytics or media measurement is beneficial but not essential.
What They Offer
* Competitive salary based on seniority and capability.
* Hybrid working with two days per week required in Eindhoven.
* Flexible working options for remaining days.
* Opportunities to grow within a maturing data science consulting capability.
* Access to varied, high‑impact projects with strong client visibility.
* Supportive team culture with focus on professional development.
How to Apply
If you are a Data Scientist who enjoys combining technical depth with client advisory, please apply with your CV to discuss the role further.
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Senior Behavioural Scientist
London
£80000 - £95000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLondon
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Senior Behavioural Scientist
London (Hybrid, 2 days/week)
£80,000 to £95,000 plus benefits
If you want to apply your behavioural science expertise to large‑scale, high‑impact healthcare challenges, this role gives you the chance to shape a flagship data product from the ground up. You will work with rich behavioural datasets, innovative methodologies and a collaborative, cross‑functional team who value creativity and bold thinking.
The Company
They are a global data and insights organisation dedicated to understanding what drives human behaviour in healthcare. Their teams combine behavioural science, data science, engineering and subject‑matter expertise to help clients make more informed decisions. With a growing presence in London and a strong product‑driven culture, they are investing heavily in behavioural data and research capability. They offer an environment where you can experiment, innovate and help define how healthcare behaviour is measured at scale.
The Role
In this Senior Behavioural Scientist position, you will:
* Bring behavioural expertise into the design and evolution of a key data product.
* Lead end‑to‑end data collection, including survey design and innovative methodologies.
* Identify new behavioural signals and shape how they are captured, structured and used.
* Analyse large US datasets to uncover drivers of healthcare behaviour.
* Partner with data scientists, engineers and product specialists to embed behavioural theory into scalable solutions.
* Contribute to R&D initiatives focused on improving behavioural measurement and client value.
Your Skills and Experience
You will thrive in this role if you have:
* A PhD in a behavioural field with strong academic foundations.
* Expertise working with behavioural data, such as surveys, digital behavioural signals or modelling human behaviour.
* Strong capability in Python or R and confidence working with complex datasets.
* A creative, proactive mindset and the ability to generate new ideas and approaches.
* Experience applying behavioural theory to real‑world insights or data products.
* Evidence of initiative or entrepreneurial thinking beyond core academic work.
* An interest in healthcare behaviour or transferable consumer behaviour experience.
What They Offer
* £80,000 to £95,000 base .
* Flexible hybrid working with London workspace access.
* Opportunities to shape an evolving UK team and contribute to impactful healthcare projects.
* Collaborative culture with a strong focus on learning, innovation and autonomy.
How to Apply
To be considered for this Senior Behavioural Scientist role, please submit your CV.
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Senior Data Scientist
Leicester
£65000 - £80000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Senior Data Scientist, Alternative Pricing
Leicester
You will work on complex pricing and customer selection problems, using modern machine learning and huge, messy datasets to shape how millions of customers are priced and selected.
The Company
They are a well-established UK general insurance provider with a strong focus on car, van, bike and home insurance. Data science and analytics sit at the core of their strategy, supported by significant investment in cloud technology and digital platforms. Their pricing and data science capability is regarded as one of the strongest in the UK insurance market. You will join a profitable, tech enabled organisation with the scale, data and backing to do cutting edge work.
The Team
You will join a specialist Alternative Pricing Product team that sits alongside a core pricing function. It is a small, collaborative team of around six people, where you will provide technical leadership and mentor a graduate data scientist.
The Role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will:
- Focus on pricing and customer selection for car and van insurance within the Alternative Pricing Product team.
- Build predictive models that identify new ways to set prices and select customers, beyond traditional pricing approaches.
- Work with very large, messy datasets across multiple product lines, leading data exploration, cleaning and feature engineering.
- Deploy models into production using Python, SQL, Azure ML and an internal deployment platform.
- Collaborate with pricing, risk and product stakeholders to test ideas, run experiments and influence pricing strategy.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to setting technical standards within the team.
Your Skills And Experience
You will bring:
- Strong commercial experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar analytics role working on predictive modelling.
- Hands on experience building and deploying machine learning models using Python and SQL, ideally in a cloud environment such as Azure.
- Practical experience with tree based methods such as XGBoost or CatBoost, and an interest in geospatial or graph based modelling.
- Confidence working with large scale, messy, multi source datasets, including complex data cleansing and feature engineering.
- Experience solving pricing, risk or customer prediction problems and understanding how models drive profit, loss and customer outcomes.
How To Apply
If you are interested in this Senior Data Scientist opportunity in Alternative Pricing, please apply with your CV to be considered for the next stage of the process.
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Senior Data Scientist
Leicester
£60000 - £75000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Senior Data Scientist – Leicester 1 day a week
We are currently supporting a large insurance company on a Senior Data Science role to sit within their pricing team. This role will challenge core pricing functions and create innovative ways to produce new pricing models using larger and more complex data sources to deliver more competitive pricing and better customer accessibility. It’s a small, fast‑paced team (6 people) working on more experimental and forward‑thinking pricing approaches.
Some of the exciting work includes:
- Alternative pricing models
- Footprint modelling / Geospatial modelling
- Residual modelling to identify gaps between predicted vs. actual claim costs
- Working with large, messy insurance datasets across multiple product lines
- Tools & tech: Python, SQL, AzureML, XGBoost
- Opportunity to mentor within the team
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Principal Data Scientist
London
£100000 - £125000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLondon
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Lead Data Scientist
London
If you’re a hands-on Data Science / AI specialist who loves solving real operational problems, this role puts you right at the heart of client delivery. You’ll shape the problems, design and build the solutions, and see your models deployed into live environments – not parked as endless POCs.
THE COMPANY
This fast-growing consulting firm helps organisations across the public sector, defence and commercial markets deliver measurable improvements in performance through data, AI and digital solutions. They are building a modern AI & Digital capability that sits at the front of transformation programmes, working shoulder-to-shoulder with clients on their toughest operational challenges.
THE ROLE
As a Lead Data Scientist, you will blend hands-on technical work with consulting, stakeholder management and practice-building.
- Identifying high-impact Data Science, Machine Learning, AI and simulation opportunities on client engagements
- Scoping and shaping problems, designing experiments and roadmaps, and then building and deploying models end-to-end
- Leading technical workstreams, managing small teams and ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard
- Translating complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical senior stakeholders
- Coaching and mentoring consultants to build their capabilities in DS/ML/AI and modern analytics
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Strong background in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, simulation or advanced analytics, with clear examples of end-to-end delivery
- Proven ability to shape, not just execute: from defining the problem and designing the solution, through to delivery and measurement of impact
- Consulting capability – comfortable running client workshops, identifying opportunities, influencing senior stakeholders and supporting pitches
- Evidence of measurable commercial or operational impact (e.g. revenue growth, cost reduction, efficiency gains, service improvement)
- Hands-on experience building models and turning prototypes into robust, production-ready solutions
- Experience leading teams or technical workstreams in a project environment
- UK citizenship (for security clearance purposes) and willingness to travel across the UK 3 days per week, depending on client needs
Nice-to-have experience:
- Background in a consulting environment or a high-performing in-house DS/AI team
- Exposure to sectors such as defence, public sector and consumer/retail
- Familiarity with modern data and AI tooling such as Python, Spark, Databricks, Azure cloud, and Generative AI platforms (experience with specific tools is helpful but not essential)
- A mix of technical, product and operational experience – comfortable talking both code and business outcome
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Lead Data Scientist
City of London
£80000 - £125000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentCity of London, London
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Lead / Principal Data Scientist
TRAVEL ACROSS THE UK REQUIRED
This is a great opportunity to join a growing consultancy and lead digital, AI, and analytics solutions that deliver real operational impact across the UK.
The Company
They are a specialist consulting organisation that helps complex public and private sector clients improve performance through data, AI, and digital tools. Their culture is collaborative, outcome focused, and built around delivering practical solutions that stick. With digital capability expanding rapidly, you will help shape how they deliver technology driven change.
The Role
* Identify opportunities to apply AI, analytics, and digital tooling.
* Lead technical workstreams from design through to implementation.
* Work closely with client teams on site across the UK.
* Translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
* Support the development of colleagues and digital practices.
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong commercial experience delivering digital or AI solutions end to end.
* Expertise in at least one of AI, data science, analytics, or digital engineering.
* Confident leading multi‑disciplinary teams.
* Clear communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Flexible to travel to client sites across the UK.
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Head of Data Science
Leicester
£120000 - £140000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Head of Data Science
Leicester
This is a rare opportunity to lead the data science function for a leading ecommerce organisation that places data at the centre of its customer and commercial strategy. You will shape the vision, build the road-map, and drive the adoption of advanced data products that power exceptional digital experiences.
The Company
Retailers with a strong focus on using data to innovate, optimise, and enhance customer engagement. Working in a modern, product‑driven environment, they invest heavily in analytics, experimentation, and intelligent automation. As they continue to expand, they are strengthening their data leadership to accelerate their digital transformation.
The Role
You will lead the development of data architecture, models, analytics, and reporting that support key digital products and customer journeys. Your work will elevate performance across areas including:
* Strategic leadership, owning and driving the data science roadmap
* Digital advertising platforms
* Product search and recommendation engines
* Personalisation across web, email, and marketing
* Data‑driven commercial optimisation
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong commercial experience delivering data science solutions in digital or ecommerce environments
* Proven ability to set data science strategy and influence senior stakeholders
* Expertise in designing and scaling machine learning models, including agentic or automation‑driven approaches
* Strong understanding of data architecture, experimentation, and analytics for digital products
* Experience leading and developing data science teams
What They Offer
* Salary up to £130,000 plus benefits
* The autonomy to set the data science vision for a high‑growth digital business
* Clear progression opportunities as the data function continues to scale
* A modern, collaborative environment with strong investment in data and technology
How to Apply
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Head of Data Science
Leicester
£11000 - £130000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Head of Data Science
A leading ecommerce organisation is seeking an exceptional Head of Data Science to define and deliver the data vision across a fast‑growing digital environment. This is a high‑impact leadership role focused on converting rich datasets into commercial advantage and world‑class customer experiences.
About the role:
You will lead the development of data architecture, models, analytics and reporting that underpin key digital products and customer journeys. Your work will accelerate performance across areas such as:
- Digital advertising platforms
- Product search and recommendation engines
- Personalisation across web, email, and marketing
- Data‑driven commercial optimisation
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership; owning and driving the data science roadmap
- Lead the design and architecture of agentic models
- Influence decision making across the business
- Partner with senior leaders to set long-term strategy
- Lead & Develop a high-performing data science team
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