Data Science Jobs

Local Pensions Partnership Administration · Preston · £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Lead AI strategy, governance and delivery across a major UK pension administration organisation, working with the CTO and executive team to identify and scale AI opportunities. Establish responsible AI frameworks, build and manage a specialist AI team, and oversee adoption of tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Civica UPM and UiPath. The role combines strategic leadership, risk assurance and supplier engagement to drive measurable service improvements.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment · London · £160,000 – £180,000 pa

Own the data strategy and lead a major transformation of data and analytics capabilities, reshaping the existing function and defining a target operating model. Build a modern data lake and warehouse architecture and a self-serve data environment, with a strong focus on using AI to boost engineering productivity and improve the customer onboarding journey.

Morson Edge · West Yorkshire · £170,000 – £180,000 pa

Lead the data and AI strategy across the organisation, taking ideas from experimentation through to production at scale. Hands-on role spanning generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI and MLOps, while owning the data platform strategy and building a high-performing team. Works closely with the executive team, Product, Engineering, Architecture and Security.

Isomorphic Labs · London

Lead all externalised drug discovery and preclinical lab operations, building and scaling a global CRO infrastructure for an AI-first drug design platform. Oversee experimental throughput, data QC and turnaround times, embed data-generation-by-design standards, and manage vendor governance, budgets and a team of CRO leads and operations managers.

Palantir Technologies · New York, United States · US$10,500 pm

Interns contribute production code directly to Palantir's Gotham defense product, working across the full lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to shipping. Paired with a dedicated mentor, they build mission-critical tools like geospatial mapping and alert-triaging systems using Java, Go, TypeScript, React, and Spark.

Palantir Technologies · Palo Alto, United States · US$10,500 pa

Interns contribute production code directly to Palantir's Gotham defense product, working across the full lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to shipping. Paired with a dedicated mentor, they build mission-critical tools like geospatial mapping and alert-triaging systems in small product teams using Java, Go, TypeScript, React and Spark.

University of Essex · Ipswich · £40,000 – £45,000 pa

A KTP Associate role embedded at Distag QCS in Ipswich, working with a large, messy ERP dataset never designed for machine learning. The post holder shapes the data, builds reliable models, and leads the introduction of data-driven decision making in a business with no existing in-house data science capability, balancing hands-on development with commercial priorities.

Gerrard White · Manchester · £28,000 – £32,000 pa

A graduate-level role analysing datasets to identify trends and support the development, testing and maintenance of statistical and predictive models. You'll use Python, SQL, SAS or PySpark and machine learning techniques, presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences while collaborating across teams on varied projects.

Gleeson Recruitment Group · London · £100,000 pa

Own the data strategy, platform and analytics function, managing a small team while staying hands-on with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks and Power BI. Lead data engineering, pipelines, lakes and warehouses, drive advanced analytics, predictive modelling and ML, and champion self-service BI, governance and security while partnering with C-suite stakeholders.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment · London · £100,000 – £150,000 pa

Lead a data research function, defining strategy for sourcing and evaluating new datasets and assessing their quality, reliability and commercial value. Oversee statistical analysis, modelling and time series research, run end-to-end projects, and mentor a small team while driving adoption of AI and advanced analytics.

Michael Page · Birmingham · £85,000 – £95,000 pa

Lead enterprise-wide data and analytics capability for a large social housing organisation on a 12-month fixed term contract. Own the data strategy, governance framework, enterprise data architecture and BI/analytics delivery, while managing a data function and advising executive and senior leadership teams. Requires one day per week onsite at the Birmingham head office.

Michael Page · Birmingham · £85,000 – £95,000 pa

Lead enterprise-wide data and analytics capability on a 12-month fixed term contract, owning the data strategy, governance framework, architecture roadmap and BI services. The role chairs governance forums, oversees cloud data platforms and analytics, and manages a data function while reporting to executive teams. One day per week is required onsite in Birmingham.

University of Sheffield · Sheffield · £32,080 pa

Builds and evaluates machine learning models that predict Strep A outbreak risk from multiple real-world datasets, turning them into early-warning signals. Works closely with clinicians and an engineering team so the analysis feeds into a practical public health tool. Combines health data, time series and mathematical modelling in a cross-disciplinary research setting.

University of Hertfordshire · Hatfield · £39,560 – £46,970 pa

Postdoctoral role delivering research on innovative AI/ML algorithms for predictive modelling and optimisation of agricultural applications using heterogeneous data, as part of an Innovate UK-funded collaborative project. Involves developing AI/ML software tools, data management and analysis, supporting the Principal Investigator on project milestones, and contributing to publications and reports.

University of Essex · Milton Keynes · £41,950 pa

Develops novel computer vision techniques to capture and analyse live-broadcasted eSports events, identifying in-game events and building low-latency AI calculations for in-play and pre-match betting markets. Works with Python, TensorFlow or PyTorch alongside Java and .NET colleagues, using historical game data and video feeds to detect irregular play patterns.

University of Cambridge · Cambridge · £37,694 – £46,049 pa

Develops mathematical and computational methods for privacy-preserving human pangenome references, including differentially private pangenome graphs, privacy-aware graph algorithms, and benchmarking on genomic data. The interdisciplinary role sits in an applied maths department and involves collaboration on statistical, optimization and differential privacy aspects, with freedom to shape the project's direction.