Hiring: Lead Data Scientist (Contract) - Osterley, UK Are you passionate about transforming sports data into intelligent, real-time insights? We''re looking for a Lead Data Scientist to drive cutting-edge AI innovation in one of the most exciting domains-live sports analytics. Location: Osterley, UK Type: Contract Experience: Lead / Senior Level What You''ll DoLead end-to-end development of AI solutions leveraging Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and advanced data science.Build systems that automatically generate sports metadata and detect key moments in live matches and streams.Design models that deliver player performance insights, contextual statistics, and injury risk predictions-all grounded in ethical and responsible AI.Power personalisation engines with model-driven insights tailored to fans'' favourite teams, players, and match context.Own A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, metrics, and dashboards to drive data-backed decisions.Establish and scale MLOps practices including CI/CD, model monitoring, drift detection, and automated retraining.Architect and deploy low-latency, cloud-based AI systems built for real-time sports environments at scale. What You BringProven experience leading sports data-driven ML systems, with strong ownership of technical direction and delivery.Deep expertise in sports datasets (event data, tracking data, or similar high-volume streams).Strong command of multi-modal data (numerical, spatial, video, metadata) and Genera