Lead Data Scientist

We’re seeking a passionate Data Scientist to lead the end-to-end implementation and design of data science applications for various clients. You will join a growing practice and play a leading role in the ongoing development of the data science discipline, driving innovation, best practice adoption and motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture for our people to perform well, learn and grow.

You’ll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges.

Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK’s most important #tech4good projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place.

At a certified Great Place to Work® you’ll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations.

Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen’s Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy.

Lead Data Scientists lead the planning, design, development, integration and testing of complex, high quality data science solutions and services to meet user needs, continually improving the application of best practice patterns, methods and tools. This includes:

• Build effective working relationships with clients/3rd party counterparts, leading interaction in your domain.
• Own the end-to-end implementation and design for larger data science services, assuring the development and maintenance of high-quality documentation and ensuring that designs are translated into implementation.
• Take overall technical responsibility for data science in larger engagements, across all stages (design, build, test, deploy, operate and continually improve).
• Collaborate with practitioners from other disciplines (e.g. UCD, Engineering) to ensure the solution
  meets user and business needs.
• Help structure and provide technical assurance for the work of teams of less experienced practitioners, supporting Senior practitioners to help maximise overall quality and velocity.
• Support the growth of Informed’s data science capability by helping to recruit technical staff (interviews, assessments), and contributing to training materials to achieve curriculum outcomes.

• Experience working with cloud-based solutions and technologies (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
• Hands‑on knowledge of designing and implementing Data Science solutions capable of handling sensitive data (e.g., Personally Identifiable Information).
• Strong knowledge of a programming language for data science (Python, R, etc.) Including best practices using this language to write robust software.
• An Awareness of data governance and best practices to ensure data protection.
• Experience planning data science activities, including how teams and work should be structured. Being able to provide robust estimates of activities.
• Experience having a leading role in developing data science applications. Having ope rationalised and deployed various data science applications into a live environment.
• Experience structuring the work of data science teams based of requirements at the time, working to deadlines and practitioner’s strengths and providing support to less experienced colleagues.
• Background in Agile delivery environments, delivering software solutions in controlled increments (e.g., following Scrum, Agile Delivery phases, GDS Service Manual, etc.).
• A bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.

• Experience working in a professional services/consultancy environment preferred.
• Experience solving natural language processing problems.
• Experience…