Senior Data Scientist

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Machine Learning & AI Recruiter | Connecting Top Talent with Cutting-Edge Companies

The role is with SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Leading client engagements as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert.
• Working in agile, experiment-driven environments that value iteration and learning.
• Translating client challenges into well-defined analytical problems and evidence-based recommendations.
• Scoping and delivering complex technical projects end-to-end.
• Designing and implementing cloud-based or hybrid data solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Applying advanced analytical and statistical methods to uncover insights and support decision-making.
• Writing maintainable, production-quality code (Python or similar) and adhering to best practices (version control, testing, CI/CD).
• Building scalable, deployable systems while managing risk and ensuring quality.
• Communicating findings through clear, compelling narratives tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contributing to business development, client pitches, and the organisation’s broader strategy.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a consultancy environment, leading delivery across complex, client-facing technical projects.
• Degree (or higher) in a STEM discipline.
• Proven expertise in data science, analytics, or applied machine learning.
• Strong coding ability in Python (or equivalent), with familiarity across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, software engineering best practice, and modern development workflows.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills — able to influence, advise, and collaborate effectively.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and a passion for continuous learning.

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must hold active SC clearance or be eligible to obtain it.

To qualify, you must be a British Citizen who has lived in the UK continuously for the past five years.

You’ll join at the Senior level, with a competitive salary and package reflective of your impact. This is an opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, values-driven organisation where innovation, collaboration, and transparency are at the heart of everything. Your voice will be heard, your ideas will shape the future, and you’ll gain exposure across the full breadth of strategy, delivery, and client success.

• Training budget each year / 5 Paid training days per year
• £200 tech budget
• 3 promotion windows per year
• And more

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Consulting
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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