Lead Data Scientist: Production-Ready ML & Tech Leader

Data Idols; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology distributor in the UK seeks a Lead Data Scientist to act as the senior technical expert, delivering high-impact models and driving end-to-end delivery. The ideal candidate has extensive machine learning experience and strong skills in Python and SQL. This role encourages hands-on technical work while providing mentorship and influencing the technical direction. Competitive salary offered in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building, validating, and deploying machine learning models into production.
• Strong hands-on skills in Python and SQL.
• Experience working in cloud environments (GCP preferred).
• Deep understanding of experimentation, evaluation, and scalable ML design.
• Ability to mentor others and influence technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical expert, delivering high-impact models.
• Develop advanced models and improve existing pipelines.
• Collaborate with the Head of Data Science on major initiatives.

Skills

Building machine learning models

Python

SQL

Cloud environments (GCP preferred)

Mentoring others

Job description

A leading technology distributor in the UK seeks a Lead Data Scientist to act as the senior technical expert, delivering high-impact models and driving end-to-end delivery. The ideal candidate has extensive machine learning experience and strong skills in Python and SQL. This role encourages hands-on technical work while providing mentorship and influencing the technical direction. Competitive salary offered in a hybrid working environment.