Lead Data Scientist

Yolk Recruitment
Cardiff, Cymru / Wales, CF10 2AF, United Kingdom
Last month
£100,000 – £110,000 pa

Salary

£100,000 – £110,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
20 May 2026 (Last month)
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.

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