Lead Data Scientist

Harnham
Leicester, United Kingdom
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Leicester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Computer Programming
Customer Data Management
Python
Machine Learning
Recommender Systems
TensorFlow
SQL Databases
PyTorch
Build Management

Job description

  • 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

Requirements

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

Skills

  • LTV
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Churn
  • Recommenders

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