Data Scientist
Permanent | Remote (UK-wide)
We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist who’s comfortable rolling their sleeves up and delivering work that genuinely makes a difference. This is a hands-on role where you’ll take projects from initial idea right through to deployment, helping the business make better, faster and more informed decisions.
You’ll be part of a growing data function with the freedom to shape how things are done, while working on a healthy mix of analytical, modelling and emerging AI projects.
What You’ll Be Working On
You’ll be involved in the full delivery cycle, including:
* Understanding problems, shaping requirements and turning them into practical data solutions.
* Preparing and engineering large datasets to support modelling and analysis.
* Building and validating models across areas such as classification, regression and NLP.
* Deploying and maintaining your work in a modern cloud environment (Azure / Databricks).
* Presenting insights clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
* Working with other teams to bring data science outputs into everyday reporting and decision-making.
* Developing new tools and applications using the latest techniques, including LLM-based solutions.
* Contributing to good coding practices, documentation and knowledge-sharing across the team.
* Keeping an eye on new developments in the field and knowing when they’re worth applying.
What You Need to Bring
We’re after someone who has delivered proper, end-to-end data science work in a commercial setting. You’ll need;
* A track record of delivering Data Science or Machine Learning solutions.
* Strong Python skills (or R) and experience with commonly used libraries.
* Solid SQL and experience working with cloud data platforms (Azure preferred).
* Experience deploying models or pipelines using Databricks (or similar).
* A good grounding in core DS/ML techniques and the ability to turn data into meaningful insight.
* Experience working with LLMs or similar modern approaches.
* Confidence working with stakeholders and explaining technical ideas in plain English.
* The ability to manage your own workload and deliver from start to finish.
* A degree in a quantitative subject (MSc/PhD is a bonus).
Ways of Working
This role is open to candidates anywhere in the UK, with remote working supported. The team is collaborative, practical and keen to keep standards high without over-engineering things. You’ll have plenty of ownership, support when you need it, and the chance to help shape how the data function grows.
We expect the role to pay c£70k basic salary with 10% bonus and a solid benefits package.