Lead Data Scientist, Farnborough

Data Science Opportunity - 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
• Work with transformer architectures, SLMs, convolutional models, and related AI frameworks
• Build and optimise graph databases to support intelligent data relationships and retrieval
• Design and implement MCP Servers and supporting AI infrastructure
• Select and apply appropriate machine learning techniques to achieve repeatable and measurable outcomes
• Contribute to AI architecture decisions, experimentation strategies, and technical roadmaps
• Work closely with engineers, architects, and stakeholders within secure environments
• Support optimisation problems and solver-based approaches where required

Experience Required

• Strong hands‑on experience building AI models and machine learning solutions
• Commercial experience with:
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Small Language Models (SLMs)
  • Transformer architectures
  • Convolutional models
• Experience designing and optimising graph databases
• Experience building MCP servers
• Proven ability to apply AI and ML techniques to solve complex data problems
• Experience delivering scalable and repeatable AI solutions
• Generative AI (GenAI) experience is essential

Due to the nature of the opportunity and business, applicants need active SC Clearance.

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