New Job Opening: Principle Data Scientist - AI & Data Strategy in Thames Valley
About this role
Job title: Principle Data Scientist - AI & Data Strategy Job type: Permanent Emp type: Full-time Industry: Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain Functional Expertise: Data Analytics Salary from: GBP £100,000.00 Salary to: GBP £130,000.00 Location: Thames Valley Job published: 17-07-2026 Job ID: 40416 Job Description Principal Data Scientist – AI & Data Strategy Astrum Search is working exclusively with a major global, FTSE-listed organisation to recruit a Principal Data Scientist for its Group Internal Audit team. This is a rare opportunity to help build an AI and data capability from the ground up - transforming Internal Audit from traditional sampling and retrospective reviews into continuous, data-led and forward-looking assurance. You will: Help shape and deliver Internal Audit’s AI and data strategy Develop machine-learning and AI models to identify emerging risks Use anomaly detection to uncover fraud, errors and control weaknesses Build data pipelines, dashboards and continuous-auditing tools Improve data literacy across the audit team Support assurance over the organisation’s use and governance of AI Work closely with senior leaders across a complex global business We’re looking for someone with: A strong record of delivering analytics, machine-learning or AI solutions Advanced Python or R and SQL skills Experience with Power BI or similar visualisation tools Knowledge of cloud and modern data platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP or Snowflake The ability to explain technical concepts clearly and influence senior stakeholders Internal Audit experience is useful but not essential. More important is an interest in understanding risk, business processes and controls - and applying data science to real commercial problems. You’ll join a high-profile Group team with senior-level visibility, significant autonomy and genuine scope to shape how a global organisation uses data and AI within assurance. Apply with indeed Upload Resume | Portfolio File types (doc, docx, pdf, rtf, png, jpeg, jpg, bmp, jng, ppt, pptx, csv, gif) size up to 5MB First name Last name Email Phone number Location Submit Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... × Our use of cookies We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also set analytics cookies to help us improve it. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences. Necessary Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Statistics Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page .
What this role is, and what else it is called
Employers in the UK advertise this kind of work as Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist and Senior Data Engineer too, so it is worth searching more than one wording. It is a mid-level Data, AI & Machine Learning role in the UK, advertised without a stated working pattern, which is worth asking about.
About hiring at Astrumsearch
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