Lead Data Scientist

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Leicester / £70000 - £75000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£70000 - £75000

Location

LOCATION

Leicester

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead Data Scientist - Leicester (Hybrid)

We're partnering with a well-established eCommerce organisation based in Leicester that is expanding its data capability. They're looking for a Technical Lead Data Scientist to play a key role in shaping, delivering, and scaling high-impact data science solutions across the business.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine deep technical expertise with the ability to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead the end-to-end development, deployment, and optimisation of data science projects in a production environment
  • Design and build advanced machine learning models using customer data, including churn prediction, customer segmentation, and recommendation systems
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data scientists, setting best practices and raising overall capability
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business, from C-suite executives to junior team members, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights
  • Help shape the data science roadmap and contribute to strategic decision-making within the organisation

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years' commercial experience working as a Data Scientist
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience using PyTorch and TensorFlow
  • Proven experience working on customer-focused or personalisation-driven data science problems (e.g. churn, recommendations, segmentation)
  • Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience leading projects or providing technical direction to others (formal leadership not essential)

CONTACT

Libby Gunn

Recruitment Consultant

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