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Senior Data Scientist

BBC Group and Public Services
Manchester
4 days ago
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Overview

LOCATION: London / Newcastle / Salford / Glasgow – Hybrid

JOB DETAILS: BBC Product Group – Product Growth. CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time. SALARY: £57,000 - £67,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Responsibilities
  • You’ll use your technical skills to deliver value to BBC audiences, blending a breadth and depth of data science expertise.
  • You’ll have impact within your immediate team and beyond, across the wider BBC, instrumental in developing scalable ML products.
  • You’ll bring experience of being an effective contributor in a cross-functional team, working with others to overcome the challenges of delivering ML in production.
  • You’ll be responsible for using your knowledge of different machine learning algorithms to solve complex problems effectively.
  • You’ll join the wider BBC Data Science community, with internal and external opportunities to get involved and share your knowledge.
Skills and ExperienceEssential Criteria
  • A strong understanding of data science and machine learning techniques, including best practices, recent advances and their applications for implementation in a production environment
  • Good general programming skills, particularly in Python or R
  • Good knowledge of code management and deployment best practices
  • Good ability to contribute effectively in a cross-functional team, including the ability to prioritise and work in a structured manner
  • Good ability to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desirable but Not Required
  • A proven track record of delivering value in production
  • Knowledge of working with cloud services, and the main challenges involved
  • Understanding and experience of experimentation within data science, e.g. A/B testing
  • Experience with model lifecycle management and MLOps
  • Experience mentoring other team members
Additional Information

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. You will be working in a supportive and collaborative team, with development and learning opportunities to support your professional growth. We value diversity and are committed to being truly inclusive and a place where everyone belongs.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. Failure to disclose may result in withdrawal of your offer.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Employment screening checks are conducted if you are offered the role (including reference checks, eligibility to work checks, safeguarding and adverse media checks where applicable). Any offer is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and will give priority consideration in redeployment where applicable.

Life at the BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Benefits may vary if joining on a fixed-term contract. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You Belong

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution and strive for a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can belong, thrive and reach their full potential. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion or belief.

Disability Confidence

We are a disability confident employer. If you need adjustments for the interview process or to carry out this role, please contact us with your requirements.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028.


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