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Lead Data Scientist
ThoughtworksRemotefull_timePosted 23 Jul 2026
About the role
<div> <div class="description content"> <p>Data scientists at Thoughtworks are responsible for leading and executing data science projects. They employ their profound expertise in statistics, modeling, machine learning algorithms and data mining methodologies. They integrate this expertise with a comprehensive understanding of related domains to render business value and illuminate data-driven insights, facilitating clear and effective decision-making processes. Their responsibilities encompass devising strategies, executing plans, operationalizing solutions and articulating the tangible business outcomes achieved. Collaborating with cross-functional teams is pivotal, as they adeptly convey their discoveries to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. They stay up-to-date with industry advancements, ensure data quality and security, and provide guidance to junior team members.</p> <p>As a data scientist at Thoughtworks, you'll work on a range of projects and leverage deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems.</p> </div> <h2 id="job-responsibilities">Job responsibilities</h2> <div class="job-responsibilities content"> <ul> <li>You will lead and manage data science projects from inception to completion, including goal-setting, scope definition and ensuring on-time delivery with cross team collaboration.</li> <li>You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand their strategic objectives and identify opportunities to leverage data and data quality for enabling AI and machine learning.</li> <li>You will be responsible for the overall AI system design, problem framing and governance, identifying and managing risks and issues.</li> <li>You will design, develop and implement data science strategies that drive measurable business results.</li> <li>You will design experiments for the team to rapidly test ideas and assumptions, and identify future courses of action.</li> <li>You will use quality metrics to select machine learning models that will be deployed in the production environment.</li> <li>You will communicate technical findings and insights to stakeholders in a clear, easy and concise way, keeping the stakeholders in mind.</li> <li>You will contribute to the growth of the data science community along with promoting a culture of data literacy within the organization.</li> <li>You will address ethical concerns and adhere to ethical guidelines using FATTER AI (fairness, accountability, transparency, trustworthiness, explainability, responsibility).</li> <li>You will work with CD4ML practices and data versioning tools.</li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="job-qualifications">Job qualifications</h2> <div class="job-qualifications content"> <h3 id="technical-skill
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