Lead Data Scientist, Faculty

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 28 April 2026

LOCATION

London

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Director

SALARY

£140,000 / year

SKILLS

Machine learning Data science Technical leadership Project management Customer leadership Cross-functional collaboration AI Big data

FULL DESCRIPTION

Lead Data Scientist, [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Company: [Employer hidden]

Location: London

Work Type: Remote from UK (Hybrid)

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Senior and Expert level

Salary: £60k - £140k

About the Company

Enabling clients to use cutting edge AI to improve the performance of their business

201-500 employees

B2B

Artificial Intelligence

Big data

Machine Learning

Who you are

You bring depth of expertise in at least one machine learning domain and strong technical breadth across the entire data science landscape
You are a skilled technical leader, proficient in mentoring individuals, managing teams (including other managers), and rolling out impactful tools and workflows
You have proven project management expertise, capable of dividing complex, ill-defined problems into actionable, clearly defined workstreams with timelines you can defend
You are adept at managing ill-defined, high-risk tasks, consistently delivering innovative and practical outcomes under commercial pressure
You possess strong customer leadership skills, able to act as a trusted technical advisor and drive long-term strategic relationships with demanding clients
You excel at cross-functional collaboration, effectively aligning technical strategy with Engineering, Commercial (BD), and Infrastructure teams
You have experience extending technical oversight to business unit-level initiatives, using your vision to influence and contribute to organisational success

What the job involves

As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll take on a pivotal, entrepreneurial role, functioning as the technical expert who thrives on complexity and commercial impact

You will be responsible for setting the technical direction and ensuring the high-quality, scalable delivery of our most challenging, high-impact projects
This position combines deep expertise in machine learning with strategic oversight to define project roadmaps, manage technical risk, and architect reliable solutions
Your focus will be on driving innovation, mentoring cross-functional teams, and actively shaping both our technical standards and long-term customer relationships
Setting the technical direction for complex, business-critical projects and expertly balancing trade-offs between speed, innovation, and reliability
Designing and implementing reliable, production-grade technical solutions, ensuring comprehensive documentation of architectures and specifications
Defining project problems, developing clear roadmaps, and overseeing end-to-end delivery across multi-disciplinary workstreams
Leading technical scoping and feasibility studies for high-value sales opportunities and strategic customer engagements
Managing relationships and communications with demanding clients, fostering trust and aligning technical solutions with shared long-term commercial goals
Driving the adoption of best practices, shared resources, and robust technical processes across the wider Data Science craft
Mentoring and developing other data scientists and team members, actively contributing to the growth and technical excellence of the organisation

Application process

Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
Introduction to the team (30 minutes)
Take Home Technical Assessment
Technical Interview (90 minutes)
Commercial Interview (60 minutes)

Salary benchmarks

Data Scientist

Expert

Senior

£60k

£70k

£80k

£90k

£100k

£110k

£120k

£130k

£140k