Lead Data Scientist

Summary

The Lead Data Scientist will oversee data projects using Python, R, and SQL, with a focus on NLP and solution architecture. The role involves designing and managing data workflows and ingestion processes, ideally within a financial context.

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Commercial NLP experience
  • Strong Python, R, and SQL development skills
  • Hands-on solution architecture experience
  • Background in data engineering or data science
  • Bonus: experience working in the financial industry
  • Bonus: Azure experience
  • Bonus: engine development experience
  • Bonus: data design and modelling experience
  • Bonus: data insights experience
  • Bonus: data ingestion experience
  • Bonus: data workflow experience
Responsibilities:
  • Work in a lead or senior role near Fleet within our fintech company
  • Contribute across architecture, development, and leadership
  • Work with the latest technologies on innovative NLP solutions
Technologies:
  • Architect
  • Azure
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Cloud

More:

We are a groundbreaking fintech company based near Fleet, working with the latest technologies and a strong emphasis on innovation and employing only the best talent. This lead technical architect / NLP engineer role is a mixture of architecture, development, and leadership, with a salary of 70,000 to 100,000 DOE.

last updated 35 week of 2026

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