Senior Data Scientist, Faculty

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 28 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£140,000 / year
CATEGORY
Artificial Intelligence
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SKILLS

Python NumPy Pandas TensorFlow PyTorch Statistics Mathematics Deep learning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Data Scientist, Faculty

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: London

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Salary: £60k - £140k per year

About the Role

The Faculty Frontier TM product is our ambitious vision to create the first enterprise-grade platform that unifies decision intelligence with AI Agents to optimise real-world outcomes of critical processes across large-scale organisations

You will work on highly complex and consequential problems across the real economy, with particular focus on healthcare and life sciences

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead the design and delivery of AI-powered digital twins that transform how organisations make critical decisions

You will sit at the heart of cross-functional teams, blending technical excellence with commercial insight to solve complex customer problems

This is an opportunity to mentor emerging talent while driving high-impact, production-grade AI solutions in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

What the job involves

  • Designing and building computational twins, creating AI-driven digital reflections tailored for each unique Frontier deployment
  • Leading data science efforts within cross-functional teams, partnering with engineers, designers, and commercial leads to ensure successful project outcomes
  • Understanding deeply core customer challenges to ensure every technical solution delivers significant real-world value
  • Performing rigorous exploratory data analysis, model building, validation, and performance monitoring
  • Supporting strong client relationships by working alongside our commercial team to shape the strategic direction of projects
  • Mentoring and developing other data scientists through task leadership and potential line management

Who you are

  • You have senior-level experience in data science or quantitative research, supported by a strong foundation in statistics and mathematics
  • You’re proficient in Python and essential libraries like NumPy and Pandas, with familiarity in deep-learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
  • You possess a versatile toolkit—including supervised learning, time-series, and Bayesian methods—and the creativity to develop new algorithms when needed
  • You bring a leadership mindset focused on technical excellence, team growth, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture
  • You exhibit scientific rigour and a business-focused approach, successfully translating complex problems into actionable technical strategies
  • You’ve demonstrated success in project planning and delivery, with the communication skills to present persuasively to senior stakeholders

If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles

Application process

  • Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
  • Technical Interview (90 minutes)
  • Commercial Interview (60 minutes)

Salary Benchmarks

Data Scientist

Expert: £140k

Senior: £60k - £130k

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