Lead Data Scientist – Remote, Scale-Up
- Hiring from
- Ireland
- Work type
- Remote
- Posted
- Sep 26, 2026
Lead Data Scientist – Remote, Scale-Up
Lead Data Scientist opportunity with a SaaS Scale-Up in Dublin – in this role you will join a newly founded R&D team building green field data science solutions for customers globally. This is a fully remote team who meet once or twice a month in Dublin.
Newly created role where you will lead the creation of green field data science features in a successful established product. This is a hands on role where you will design & then build Machine Learning, AI and Data Science solutions yourself, and provide technical leadership to a team of more junior data scientists.
This is a highly visible opportunity, with the backing of senior leadership in a large, global organization. There is huge scope to make an impact in the business and grow within this role.
The team is high calibre, with a great culture. They are energetic, positive, passionate people. You will work closely with the senior leadership team, including the CTO.
The ideal candidate will be a strong, experienced Data Scientist, who enjoys technical leadership & contributing as a hands on data scientist. Strong experience productionising solutions as well as designing models is essential.
Role / opportunity:
• Data Science Lead / Lead Data Scientist
• Green field data science features for product with huge potential
• ScaleUp SaaS Company
• Direct path to grow in seniority, build a larger team, and make an impact in the organisation
• Build a green field, cloud native data science platform
• Python, AWS, Kubernetes, MLOps, Predictive Modelling, AI, Machine Learning
• No shortage of challenging technical problems to solve
• Autonomous, senior level role with opportunity to make a significant impact
• Work closely with department heads and CTO
• Nice culture – high pace, creative, collaborative
• Huge growth and progression opportunities
Skills / experience:
• Solid experience as a Senior Data Scientist or Lead Data Scientist with experience providing technical leadership
• Strong experience both designing and productionising data science, ML and AI solutions.
• Experience building cloud based data solutions ideally
Salary:
Strong compensation on offer depending on experience
For more information contact Kieran Tumulty in confidence on 01 649 8510 or Kieran.tumulty@archer.ie