Lead Data Scientist for Public‑Good AI & Safety (Hybrid)

LGBT Jobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Lead Data Scientist within Digital Services to lead a portfolio of data science products and drive continuous improvement. This hybrid role requires two office days per week and travel to Birmingham for team meetings.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, set standards, and champion ethical data science while delivering measurable value for safety, delivery and customer outcomes across our network.

Qualifications

• Leads data science initiatives and solutions.
• Experience with ML/NLP and dashboards.
• Strong coding, testing and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of end-to-end data science products and services.
• Establish and maintain data science standards and quality frameworks.
• 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.

Skills

Data science leadership

Machine learning

Data visualization

Tools

Python

R

TensorFlow

Job description

National Highways is seeking a Lead Data Scientist within Digital Services to lead a portfolio of data science products and drive continuous improvement. This hybrid role requires two office days per week and travel to Birmingham for team meetings.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, set standards, and champion ethical data science while delivering measurable value for safety, delivery and customer outcomes across our network.