Lead Data Scientist | Cardiff / Remote | Engineering | AI & Data
We're supporting a growing technology business looking to hire a Lead Data Scientist to help shape and scale their AI and machine learning capability.
This role combines hands-on technical delivery with leadership responsibilities, working closely with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to deliver production-ready ML solutions that drive real business value.
You'll lead a team of Data Scientists while remaining heavily involved in modelling, NLP/LLM initiatives and predictive analytics projects.
What you'll be doing
- Leading technical decision making across Data Science
- Building and deploying ML models into production
- Driving NLP and LLM initiatives
- Working closely with Data Engineering and AI teams
- Coaching and mentoring Data Scientists
- Improving model governance and ML best practice
Tech stack
Python, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS/Azure, SageMaker, NLP, LLMs, MLOps
What we're looking for
- Strong commercial Data Science experience
- Experience leading teams or technical functions
- Strong cloud and ML deployment knowledge
- Experience delivering production-grade AI solutions
- Strong stakeholder communication skills
Why Apply?
You'll join a collaborative engineering environment working on genuinely impactful AI projects with modern tooling and cloud technologies. This is an opportunity to help shape the future direction of AI capability within a growing business while working on real-world applications of LLMs and predictive analytics.
