Data Science Jobs in London

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior · manages people

Lead computational chemistry strategy across drug discovery programs, applying AI-first methods to hit finding, molecular design and lead optimisation. Work with ML scientists to embed generative models and ultra-large virtual screening into workflows, with optional line management of 2-3 computational chemists.

REINVENT · AlphaFold · Large Language Models +2

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Lead pharmacology and translational biology strategy for large molecule therapeutics, designing in vivo and in vitro studies and acting as Biology Lead on drug discovery projects. Coordinate internal workflows and external CROs to drive candidates toward go/no-go decisions, while feeding pharmacology data back into generative AI design loops.

Generative AI · AlphaFold

• London

Enterprise sales role driving adoption of Lakebase, a fully-managed serverless Postgres service for operational and AI-native applications, within a defined MEA territory. Partners with regional Account Executives to run multi-threaded sales cycles, orchestrate POCs for OLTP and reverse ETL workloads, and compete against legacy and cloud-native databases. Also acts as a force multiplier, enabling field teams and shaping go-to-market plays with Product, Marketing and Partner teams.

Databricks · Lakebase · AWS +6

• London
• Director · manages people

Lead a team of Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives covering Telco and Utilities customers across UKI, owning team quota and growing platform consumption. The role sets territory plans, individual quotas and patches, drives forecast accuracy and partners cross-functionally on a full revenue and customer success process. It reports to the RVP, Enterprise and emphasises methodology-based coaching such as MEDDPIC and value-based selling to C-suite stakeholders.

Databricks · Genie · Lakebase +4

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Joins the Retail Insight team to investigate, develop and deploy complex data science applications for Tesco, covering personalisation, basket analysis, pricing, promotions and loyalty. Works directly with client leadership to build reusable, scalable models using Python, SQL and PySpark, turning complex problems into measurable commercial insight.

Git · PySpark

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead technical direction on complex, business-critical AI projects for life sciences clients, balancing speed, innovation and reliability. Designs production-grade ML solutions, runs feasibility studies for high-value sales, and mentors data scientists while managing technical stakeholder relationships across engineering and commercial teams.

Metaview

• London
• On-site
• Internship

A one-week unpaid work placement at Faculty's London offices for service veterans in their last 12 months of regular service, offering structured exposure to roles, processes and people across the Defence Business Unit. Participants gain insight into how a leading UK AI company operates and how machine learning is applied to defence challenges such as surveillance, reconnaissance and autonomous systems.

Metaview

• London
• Hybrid
• £55,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

This role involves developing predictive and propensity models using Python to solve real-world business problems across industries like financial services, telecoms, and utilities. You'll work directly with clients, leading data discovery workshops, analyzing large datasets, and presenting actionable insights. The position emphasizes technical modeling combined with stakeholder collaboration and business impact.

• London
• Hybrid
• £140,000 – £160,000 pa
• Director
• Permanent

This role involves leading the enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy within a complex global organisation, driving digital transformation and data-led decision-making at scale. The Senior Director will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, establish data governance, and deliver high-impact AI and machine learning initiatives. They will work cross-functionally to embed analytics into commercial and operational processes, ensuring scalable data platforms and strategic alignment across senior stakeholders.

• London
• £80,000 – £110,000 pa

Hands-on data science role building a dedicated Claims Analytics capability for an international insurer. You will develop statistical and machine learning models for claims forecasting, triage, severity, recoveries and resource planning, working with structured and unstructured claims data alongside Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial and Technology teams.

• London
• On-site
• £130,000 – £180,000 pa
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the entire AI research strategy for a financial crime intelligence business, building and managing a team of researchers and ML engineers while staying hands-on. Work spans LLM fine-tuning, agentic systems, vision models, evaluation frameworks and explainability standards for highly regulated AML, compliance and fraud detection use cases, taking research from concept through to production.

LLMs

• London
• Hybrid
• £130,000 pa
• Senior

Senior client-facing consulting role within a global technology consultancy's Data & AI practice, serving pharmaceutical and Life Sciences clients. Involves applying data science, machine learning and GenAI to commercial use cases such as sales, marketing and customer analytics, leading projects from strategy through implementation while managing senior stakeholders and supporting pre-sales and business development.

Python · SQL

• London
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £85,000 pa
• Mid-level

Builds next-generation AI products for knowledge discovery, intelligent search and scientific insight generation in the life science sector. Hands-on work spans LLMs, RAG and retrieval systems, semantic search, NLP and embeddings, agentic workflows with LangGraph and LangChain, plus production AI and MLOps. Hybrid role within a global organisation applying AI-native technologies to complex information.

LangGraph · LangChain

• London
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £110,000 – £120,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Temporary

Newly created role leading data science within a programme to embed AI at scale across legal workflows. You will identify automation opportunities with SMEs, prototype LLM-based solutions, guide them into production, monitor for drift, and build a small team, starting by recruiting a colleague.

Azure · Databricks · Snowflake

• London
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £75,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior
• Temporary

A new 18-month fixed-term role mapping end-to-end legal workflows with subject matter experts to identify where automation and AI can enhance service delivery. Involves process analysis, prototyping with AI tools, and communicating trade-offs to senior non-technical audiences, working hybrid with two days on-site.

Clio · Aderant · Jylo +3