Lead Data Scientist - Birmingham

Lead Data Scientist - BirminghamReference Code: 489153-en_GBContract Type:PermanentProfessional Communities: Data & AI

About The Job You're Considering

Successful execution of Digital Lean requires helping lead afundamental shift in how technology services are delivered. This role sits at the forefront of that changedriving a move toward anAIdriven, productfirst mindsetthat uses data to anticipate issues, empower end users, and resolve problems before they escalate. As a fullstack data scientist, you will turn complex operational signals into insightand translate that insight into lightweight products, prototypes, and tools that reshape service delivery at scale.

Positioned at the intersection of data science, GenAI, and product thinking, you will work directly with product and delivery teams to surface nonobvious opportunities, establish a clear point of view, and help convert ideas into durable, intelligent solutions that continuously improve how work gets done.

This is not a pure research role and not a traditional software engineering role. We are looking for a builderminded data scientist who uses modern AI tools to create, edit, and evolve code; rapidly prototype workflows and products; and partner closely with engineers, subjectmatter experts, and operators to move from insight to sustained impactYou can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role

As a fullstack, productembedded data scientist, you will:

• Transform raw operational data into insight-ready datasets, working across structured and unstructured sources (process data, logs, documents, tickets, free text).
• Interrogate process and operational data to surface inefficiencies, patterns of waste, bottlenecks, rework, and systemic failure modes that are not obvious at first glance.
• Find the nuggets that scalenovel, repeatable insights that go beyond one-off analysis and can be generalized across teams, accounts, or platforms.
• Conduct deep-dive analysesusing statistical methods, machine learning, and modern GenAI techniques to uncover root causes, anomalies, and opportunity spaces.
• Leverage GenAI as a force multiplierto explore data, generate hypotheses, create and edit code, accelerate prototyping, and rapidly iterate on analytical approaches.
• Embed with product and delivery teamsto help turn insights into prototype tools, workflows, dashboards, or decision aids that can evolve into durable products.
• Translate analytical insight into a clear narrativeconnecting data to business impact, operational outcomes, and a compelling vision for scale.
• Influence without authorityby helping others see what you see: clearly communicating findings, framing the problem, and aligning stakeholders around action.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities(e.g., goal deployment, Kaizen-style initiatives) to identify where data and tooling can accelerate learning and results.
• Quantify impactby tying insights to measurable outcomes such as efficiency gains, cost reduction, cycle time improvement, or quality uplift.
• Document patterns, methods, and learningsto enable reuse and establish best practices across the broader data science and analytics community.

Your Skills And Experience

• Proven experience in data science, analytics, or applied machine learning, ideally in operational, process, or productadjacent environments.
• Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in a quantitative or computational field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, or similar).
• Strong hands-on capability with data science tools(e.g., Python, SQL, notebooks, visualization tools) and comfort working endtoend from raw data to insight.
• Deep analytical instinctsyou are driven to ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and uncover nonobvious relationships in data.
• Comfort with GenAI tools and techniques, using them to explore, prototype, and accelerate analysis and lightweight development (not as a black box, but as a collaborator).
• Ability tocreate and modify code with the help of AI, even if you are not a full-time software engineer.
• Strong grounding instatistics, machine learning, and model interpretation, with good judgment about when each is appropriate.
• Exceptional communication skillsable to clearly articulate insights, tell a compelling story with data, and help others internalize and act on your point of view.
• Demonstrated track record ofdelivering measurable business or operational impactthrough datadriven work.
• Experience with process analytics, operational telemetry, or largescale enterprise data.
• Exposure to product analytics, internal tool-building, or analyticsdriven product development.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Governments Disability Confident scheme.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

-Declare they have a disability, and

-Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance and pre-employment checks

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance .

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Make it real what does it mean for you?

Your wellbeing:

Youd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.

To help support wellbeing we have trained Mental Health Champions across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Shared Energy:

Youll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. Youll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Impactful Experiences:

You will reimagine whats possible: creating value for the worlds leading organisations through technology to build a sustainable, more inclusive future. You will work with a range of clients all with a unique set of business, technological and societal ambitions, which will make a real impact across the UK.

Capgemini. Make it real.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine whats possible. Its why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the worlds leading businesses. And its how youll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, youll build the skills you want. And youll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of 22.5 billion.

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