Lead Data Scientist Position

5 days ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom BBC Group and Public Services Full time
About the Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Data Scientist to lead our Content Publishing Data Science team as a 12-month fixed term contract parental leave cover position. The successful candidate will help to drive this effort, providing technical leadership to this team across several exciting projects.

This Senior Data Scientist will work hands-on to deliver value to BBC audiences by developing machine learning products at scale. They will also be responsible for mentoring junior colleagues and shaping culture and ways of working within the team.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Providing technical leadership to the Content Publishing Data Science team.
  2. Developing and deploying ML models to generate article metadata and improve workflows for journalists.
  3. Collaborating with news editors to develop ML solutions that enhance content discoverability.

As a Senior Data Scientist at the BBC, you will be expected to have a significant impact both within your immediate team and across the wider data science community, setting technical best practices and mentoring junior colleagues.



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