Full-time

Lead Data Scientist

Posted by Talent Locker • Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom

📍 Farnborough, Hampshire 🕒 June 21, 2026

About the Role

Lead Data Scientist - Farnborough - Outside IR35 £550 - £650 P/Day - Hybrid

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
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