Senior Data Scientist: Insight to Impact

AJ Bell; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

7% pension

Discretionary bonus

Share schemes

Health Cash Plan

Free onsite gym

Enhanced family leave

Travel and bike loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

AJ Bell is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to turn complex business questions into actionable insights using Python, SQL and machine-learning techniques. You’ll work with senior stakeholders to understand the underlying question, explore data, and translate analysis into practical decisions that guide business actions.

You'll combine analytical rigour with commercial judgement and be fluent in communicating the "so what?" for audiences across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Insight Analyst or equivalent analytical professional.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to create clarity from ambiguous business questions.
• Advanced Python skills for data analysis and modelling, together with strong SQL capability.
• Experience applying statistical and data-science techniques to business problems (forecasting, regression, classification, segmentation, propensity modelling).
• Solid understanding of statistical concepts, model evaluation, uncertainty, bias, and limitations of analyses.

Responsibilities

• Turn complex business questions into clear, actionable insights.
• Use Python, SQL, statistics and ML techniques to understand what could happen next.
• Communicate results to stakeholders, translating analysis into practical actions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Analysis

Forecasting

Regression

Classification

Segmentation

Propensity modelling

Tools

Snowflake

Streamlit

Power BI

Cloud data platform

Job description

AJ Bell is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to turn complex business questions into actionable insights using Python, SQL and machine-learning techniques. You’ll work with senior stakeholders to understand the underlying question, explore data, and translate analysis into practical decisions that guide business actions.

You'll combine analytical rigour with commercial judgement and be fluent in communicating the "so what?" for audiences across the organisation.