Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist – Defence & Security

£85,000 – £105,000 | London/Gloucester | Hybrid (2–3 days on-site as required)

To be eligible, candidates must hold sole British nationality

Do you want to take cutting-edge data science and AI out of the lab and into real-world systems that strengthen security? This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling AI consultancy that is redefining how advanced data science and machine learning are deployed across Defence.

As a Lead Data Scientist, you’ll work with multi-source data (structured and unstructured), build statistical and machine-learning models, and turn data into insights and predictive systems that solve some of the most challenging problems in Defence and Security.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience (7+ in data science lifecycle: data collection/engineering, cleaning and processing large datasets, feature engineering, and building predictive/statistical models.
• Solid programming skills, especially in Python (or R), and familiarity with data science libraries / frameworks
• Experience in statistical analysis, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, data visualisation, and translating data patterns into actionable insight.
• Familiarity with databases, data pipelines, and ideally experience handling large-scale, heterogeneous datasets
• Ability to communicate complex analytical results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• (For senior level) Ability to lead projects, scope work, mentor junior colleagues, and deliver data-driven solutions at pace.
• Understanding of ethical, security and privacy considerations relevant to working with sensitive data, and the ability to operate within relevant frameworks.

The Package

• £70,000 – £100,000 depending on experience
• Fully Expensed Travel (for client engagements)
• Pension & medical care
• Discretionary bonus
• Opportunities to work on some of the most impactful applied data science / AI projects in the UK

To hear more about the Senior Data Scientist opportunity, get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade on .