Data Scientist jobs in United Kingdom

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Faculty

Lead Data Scientist – Safety

Faculty

Posted: 10/21/2026
NumpyPandasPython
Mackin Talent

Data Scientist

Mackin Talent

Posted: 10/21/2026
HadoopPythonTableau
Autolus Therapeutics

Senior Manager – Data Management

Autolus Therapeutics

Posted: 10/21/2026
Pinpoint Applicant Tracking System

Head of Data

Pinpoint Applicant Tracking System

Posted: 10/19/2026
BigQueryCloudKafkaPythonSQL
Ocado Retail

Data Science Graduate

Ocado Retail

Posted: 10/19/2026
PythonSQL
Beamery

Senior Data Scientist

Beamery

Posted: 10/18/2026
Python
The Very Group

Senior Delivery Manager – Data

The Very Group

Posted: 10/15/2026
AWSCloudETL
Infosys

Data Scientist – GenAI, Consultant

Infosys

Posted: 10/15/2026
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Visa

Data Scientist

Visa

Posted: 10/14/2026
ApacheDistributed SystemsHadoopPythonSparkSQL
Preply

Staff Data Scientist – Paid Marketing Optimization

Preply

Posted: 10/14/2026
ETLPythonSparkSQL
Gramian Consulting

Data Science, Quantitative AI Evaluation Specialist

Gramian Consulting

Posted: 10/14/2026
Gramian Consulting

Data Science, Quantitative AI Evaluation Specialist

Gramian Consulting

Posted: 10/14/2026
Carwow.es

Senior Data Scientist

Carwow.es

Posted: 10/13/2026
BigQueryCloudDockerPythonSQL
iwoca

Data Scientist – Broker Flow

iwoca

Posted: 10/13/2026
Python
Kadence

Senior Product Manager – Data, Insights, Integrations

Kadence

Posted: 10/13/2026
SQL
Wave Mobile Money

Data Scientist

Wave Mobile Money

Posted: 10/13/2026
PythonSQL
Kroo

Data Scientist

Kroo

Posted: 10/13/2026
PythonSQL
Finom

Product Analytics Chapter Lead

Finom

Posted: 10/12/2026
PythonSQL
Finom

Product Analytics Lead

Finom

Posted: 10/12/2026
PythonSQL
Magic EdTech

AI/Data Scientist

Magic EdTech

Posted: 10/10/2026
JavaKotlinC++
Faculty

Lead Data Scientist – Safety

Faculty
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates extensive leadership in quantitative data science and upstream AI safety research, with advanced expertise in Python and a strong foundation in experiment design methodologies. Capable of translating complex scientific challenges into rigorous frameworks while fostering collaboration and innovation in technical teams.

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Leadership Experience in Quantitative Data ScienceAdvanced Python ExpertiseExperiment Design MethodologyAI Evaluation Frameworks ExperienceStrong Commercial Acumen

Tech Stack

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NumpyPandasPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive the scientific direction and architectural rigour of upstream AI safety and evaluation standards
  • Partner directly with Frontier Labs
  • Lead the design of novel experiment frameworks
  • Mentor technical teams and guide data scientists
  • Direct project teams delivering upstream AI safety solutions and evaluation standards
  • Architect scientific experiment designs and robust software infrastructure
  • Partner with commercial leads and executive stakeholders to scope technical work and assess feasibility
  • Translate complex challenges into rigorous scientific frameworks
  • Innovate evaluation methodologies and advance Faculty’s industry leadership
  • Speak at key forums or publish open-source research
  • Establish and uphold scientific methodology, rigour, and engineering best practices across projects

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Extensive leadership experience in quantitative data science, upstream AI safety research, or academic research
  • Exemplary experiment design methodology
  • Advanced Python expertise
  • Deep familiarity with NumPy and Pandas
  • Experience with AI evaluation frameworks such as Inspect AI
  • Experience with agentic harnesses and sandboxing environments
  • Passion for advancing evaluation standards across complex, specialised domains
  • Exceptional technical rigour
  • Ability to empower others, share technical knowledge, and cultivate collaborative teams
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Ability to articulate complex scientific strategies clearly to senior clients and external partners
  • Ability to scope high-impact projects and meet structured timelines without compromising quality
  • Must be able to work in the UK; application asks whether visa sponsorship is required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible working arrangements, including openness to part-time hours
  • Inclusive, diverse, high-performing team culture
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact responsible AI and AI safety projects
  • Opportunities to speak at key forums or publish open-source research
  • Human-reviewed applications
  • Option to opt out of the AI interview note-taker

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Hard Skills
PythonNumPyPandasExperiment DesignAI Evaluation FrameworksData ScienceScientific MethodologyArchitectural DesignSoftware InfrastructureEvaluation Methodologies
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationCommunicationEmpowermentArticulation of Complex Strategies
Tools & Technologies
Inspect AISandboxing EnvironmentsAgentic Harnesses
Industry Keywords
AI SafetyEvaluation StandardsScientific RigorQuantitative ResearchTechnical Knowledge Sharing