Senior Research Data Scientist & Software Lead

Society of Research Software Engineering; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alan Turing Institute in London invites applications for a role within the Research Engineering Group to turn complex data challenges into usable software tools and services for clients across industry, government, and beyond.

The role emphasizes leading projects, mentoring colleagues, and delivering robust, reproducible analytics and software across diverse domains. This position offers opportunities to work with state-of-the-art computing and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in both programming and advanced statistical or numerical methods.
• Fluency in one or more modern programming languages used in data science and AI.
• Experience delivering technical research engineering work under at least one of the areas in Fundamental Research, Defence and Security, Environment and Sustainability, or a related area in National Resilience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead one’s own work independently and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Apply state-of-the-art data science and AI techniques to problems faced by clients.
• Collaborate with researchers to develop and maintain high-quality software embodying research outputs.
• Present, disseminate and explain work via reports and well-documented software packages.
• Lead 1-2 research projects or service areas with junior team members.
• Support senior team in scoping new technical projects with oversight.
• Develop new projects and ways of working with colleagues and researchers.
• Coach/mentor junior colleagues and provide expert technical guidance.

Skills

Programming languages

Data analysis

Job description

The Alan Turing Institute in London invites applications for a role within the Research Engineering Group to turn complex data challenges into usable software tools and services for clients across industry, government, and beyond.

The role emphasizes leading projects, mentoring colleagues, and delivering robust, reproducible analytics and software across diverse domains. This position offers opportunities to work with state-of-the-art computing and cloud platforms.