[3 Days Left] Data Scientist

Data Scientist Data & Analytics Permanent - FullTime Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA; Salford, GB, M50 2QH;Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB, NE991RN; Glasgow, GB, G511DA Job ClosingDate: 29/04/2025 THE ROLE Job Reference: 22082 Band: Band C Salary:£38,000 - £48,000 dependent on skills, knowledge and experience.Contract type: Permanent role Location: Office Base can be London /Glasgow / Newcastle / Salford. This is a hybrid role and thesuccessful candidate will balance office working with home working.Closing date for applications: Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 23:59We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate yourchoice under the flexible working question in the application.Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunitiesfor employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas ofthe organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities– our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and externalcourses and certification. Benefits - We offer a negotiable salarypackage, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, adefined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.At the BBC we see data science as fundamental on that journey. Weuse data and machine learning to enrich our content and powerpersonalised experiences for millions of audience members. We’relooking for a Data Scientist to join the Account & Identityteam and help accelerate the value unlocked by our existing machinelearning products as well as help the discipline grow into newopportunities in areas such as sign-in, verification and userengagement & lifecycle. Main Responsibilities The role of DataScientist at the BBC is hands-on; you’ll use your technical skillsto deliver value to BBC audiences. We are looking for individualswho value both breadth and depth of knowledge. Data Scientists atthe BBC are instrumental in developing machine learning products atBBC scale. You will do so as part of a highly cross-functionalteam, working together to overcome the challenges of deliveringmachine learning in production. You’ll bring experience of being aneffective team contributor, and make use of your knowledge ofdifferent machine learning algorithms to solve commercial datascience problems relating to BBC products. Are you the rightcandidate? Technical skills and analytical thinking: - A goodunderstanding of data science and machine learning techniques -Some knowledge of data science best practices - An awareness ofcloud services, and their utility within data science (we use AWS)- Good general coding skills, particularly in Python - Knowledge ofcode management principles and deployment tools - Experience withmodel lifecycle management and MLOps would be a plus, but notessential Teamwork and stakeholder management: - Ability tocontribute effectively in a cross-functional team - Ability tocommunicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences -Ability to listen to others’ ideas and build on them - Ability toprioritise, and work in a structured manner – experience of workingwithin a delivery framework, such as agile, would be a plus - Someexperience of working with data science methods / techniquesintended for production. - Excitement about personal developmentand learning About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeployingemployees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBCfor different reasons and they will be given priority considerationahead of other applicants. We don’t focus simply on what we do – wealso care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave areimportant to us. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a workingenvironment where we value and respect every individual's uniquecontribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achievetheir full potential. We are committed to equality of opportunityand welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age,gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity,socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. DISCLAIMER Thisjob description is a written statement of the essentialcharacteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities,incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experiencerequired for a satisfactory level of performance.#J-18808-Ljbffr