At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and deployment of advanced AI systems, focusing on Generative AI.
- Company: A growing tech organisation in secure environments, offering innovative projects.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Active SC Clearance needed; dynamic environment with exciting challenges.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in AI while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in AI models, LLMs, and machine learning solutions required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
A growing technology organisation operating within highly secure environments is looking to hire a Lead Data Scientist to lead Data Science processes and GenAI deployment across complex programmes. As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying advanced AI systems, with a particular focus on Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). You'll work across complex datasets and emerging technologies to create scalable, repeatable, and production-ready solutions. You'll collaborate with engineering and technical leadership teams to drive AI capability forward, while remaining hands-on with model development, optimisation, and deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build advanced AI/ML solutions for complex data-driven challenges
- Develop and optimise Generative AI models and LLM-based applications
- Work with transformer architectures, SLMs, convolutional models, and related AI frameworks
- Build and optimise graph databases to support intelligent data relationships and retrieval
- Design and implement MCP Servers and supporting AI infrastructure
- Select and apply appropriate machine learning techniques to achieve repeatable and measurable outcomes
- Contribute to AI architecture decisions, experimentation strategies, and technical roadmaps
- Work closely with engineers, architects, and stakeholders within secure environments
- Support optimisation problems and solver-based approaches where required
Experience Required
- Strong hands-on experience building AI models and machine learning solutions
- Commercial experience with: Large Language Models (LLMs), Small Language Models (SLMs), Transformer architectures, Convolutional models
- Experience designing and optimising graph databases
- Experience building MCP servers
- Proven ability to apply AI and ML techniques to solve complex data problems
- Experience delivering scalable and repeatable AI solutions
- Generative AI (GenAI) experience is essential
Due to the nature of the opportunity and business, applicants need active SC Clearance.
Lead Gen AI Data Scientist employer: Talent Locker
Join a forward-thinking technology organisation in Farnborough, where innovation meets security. As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll thrive in a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth and development, offering competitive daily rates and the flexibility of hybrid working. With a focus on cutting-edge Generative AI technologies, this role provides a unique opportunity to make a significant impact while working alongside industry experts in a dynamic environment.
