Strategic Senior Data Scientist — ML, Python & SQL

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in the United Kingdom (London, Glasgow or Northampton) to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic growth and innovation. You will apply statistical analysis, Python programming, and data manipulation (SQL/PySpark) to build predictive models and support data-driven decision making across the business.

Join a team that leverages advanced analytics to enhance risk management, operational efficiency and competitive advantage

Qualifications

• Experience applying statistical methods to data.
• Proficient in Python programming.
• Experience querying large datasets with SQL/PySpark.

Responsibilities

• Identify, collect, and extract data from multiple sources.
• Clean, wrangle, and transform data for analysis.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for automated processing.
• Design and implement statistical and ML models to analyse patterns and trends.
• Develop predictive models to forecast outcomes and identify risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to extract value from data.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Python programming

SQL / PySpark

ML / AI

Financial domain knowledge

Data visualization

Job description

Barclays is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in the United Kingdom (London, Glasgow or Northampton) to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic growth and innovation. You will apply statistical analysis, Python programming, and data manipulation (SQL/PySpark) to build predictive models and support data-driven decision making across the business.

Join a team that leverages advanced analytics to enhance risk management, operational efficiency and competitive advantage