Hybrid Lead Data Scientist: Safer Journeys & Public Good

National Highways; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end data science products and deliver value across the organisation. You will provide technical leadership, shape standards, and mentor multidisciplinary teams to push the boundaries of analytics.

This hybrid role requires two days in the office weekly, with regular travel to Birmingham for team meetings, and opportunities to create safer journeys through data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Leadership of data science teams and projects across multiple disciplines.
• Experience delivering end-to-end data products with measurable business value.
• Ability to establish standards, methodologies and quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a portfolio of end-to-end data science products and services while managing priorities, capacity and delivery across the team.
• Establish, implement and maintain data science standards, methodologies and quality frameworks across the team's delivery.
• Provide technical leadership on complex analytical initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in data science practices and ways of working.
• Promote adoption of data science and AI capability across the organisation through effective delivery, engagement and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data science leadership

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Dashboards

Data governance

Job description

National Highways is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end data science products and deliver value across the organisation. You will provide technical leadership, shape standards, and mentor multidisciplinary teams to push the boundaries of analytics.

This hybrid role requires two days in the office weekly, with regular travel to Birmingham for team meetings, and opportunities to create safer journeys through data-driven decisions.