Lead Data Scientist
Organisation: Babcock International Group
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol
Employment Type: Full-time, 35 hours per week (on site at Babcock Technology Centre).
Responsibilities
* Leading and motivating a high‑performing team to design, deliver and operate advanced analysis services aligned to programme requirements.
* Prioritising and coordinating software development and data analytics workloads to meet evolving customer demands.
* Developing high‑quality software, modelling and analytical solutions in python using modern development practices and toolsets.
* Building deep business knowledge of submarine operations to design innovative modelling, optimisation and algorithmic approaches.
* Engaging stakeholders, operating models, visualising outputs clearly and ensuring validated, coherent master data.
Essential Experience
* Experience writing Python to deliver integrated solutions to complex analytical challenges.
* Proven leadership of small teams delivering software and analytics projects in fast‑paced environments.
* Strong problem‑solving and communication skills, able to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
* Strong ownership and reliability, delivering high‑quality outcomes and adapting to shifting priorities.
* Highly collaborative, with strong Excel problem‑solving skills and proficiency visualising complex data to stakeholder. Experience using Power BI is preferred.
Qualifications
* A relevant degree such as Maths, IT, Software, Computer Science, Data Science, Physics or Computing.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
* Holiday Trading: employees can purchase or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
* ‘Be Kind Day’: employees can take one working day of paid leave each year to volunteer.
* Excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive wellbeing programme.
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