Data Scientist

BBC Studios Distribution Limited
Cardiff
3 months ago
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Responsibilities

  • You’ll use your technical skills to deliver value to BBC audiences, blending a breadth and depth of data science expertise.
  • You’ll work as part of a cross‑functional team, collaborating with others to deliver value with ML in production.
  • You’ll develop an understanding of data science best practice, including model lifecycle management and MLOps.
  • You’ll join the wider BBC Data Science community, with internal and external opportunities to get involved.
  • You’ll be enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and growing those around you.

Qualifications

  • An understanding of data science and machine learning techniques.
  • Good general programming skills, particularly in Python.
  • The ability to contribute effectively in a cross‑functional team, prioritising and working in a structured manner.
  • Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
  • The ability to listen to others’ ideas and build on them.

Desired but not required

  • Experience putting data science models in production, including an awareness of cloud services and their utility within data science.
  • Some working knowledge of data science best practice.
  • Excitement about personal development and learning with a desire to develop deep subject‑matter expertise.
  • An understanding of and interest in NLP techniques and Generative AI (including LLMs).

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.


The BBC has been serving audiences online for decades, across key products such as BBC iPlayer. As we evolve to deliver more personalised content and experiences, Data Science is at the heart of that transformation.


Benefits

  • Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
  • Excellent career and professional development.
  • Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
  • A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief. We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all employees to belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We are also disability confident.


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