Data Science Lead

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Datatech Analytics Full time
Job Title: Data Science Lead

Department: Strategy, Policy & Insights

Location: London/Hybrid

The Strategy, Policy & Insight (Function) are trusted thought-leaders bringing expert strategy, policy, market & audience insight – challenging and advising the business to drive delivery of Channel 4's strategy and remit.

The purpose of the new centralised Audience Insights (Subfunction) is to be independent thought leaders at the heart of Channel 4's creative and commercial decision-making, bringing a single source of truth and big picture perspective, challenging and advising the business to ensure profitable business growth through the use of data.

Subject Matter Expert leading a small team of specialists in using advanced data techniques, exploring new content & product data sets & creating new data tools/models to make predictions about future viewer & market behaviours, providing C4 C-Suite and their Senior Leaders with 'predictive next best action' recommendations on which they can make business decisions.

Educate C-Suite & Senior Leaders on the game-changing power of Data Science to inform their decisions, clearly articulating the complex style of analysis in a way that bridges to their business challenges to bring clear business value and return on investment.

Clearly articulate the business case for new data science analysis, presenting to Exec & Senior Leaders alongside the BP on the cost/benefit Return on Investment (ROI) aligned to C4's strategic pillars.

Prioritise demands for Data Science projects coming in from the Insight Business Partners, finalising a workstack for the Data Science team which optimises value.

Lead and manage a team of Data Science specialists to synchronise high volumes of audience, content & product data, building algorithms to build predictions which personalise and forecast audience and business performance.

Innovate new data analysis tools and methods, proving a ROI business case to recommend purchase (where appropriate) to the Reporting & Data Enablement Lead.

Distil data insight into clear & relevant 'predictive next best actions' which map directly onto business challenges & goals.

Oversee work delivered by the Data Science specialists, balancing workload, skills & capacity across projects.

Brief BP's and alongside the owning BP, brief Exec / Senior Leader Stakeholders on project progress.

Present back data science project outcomes and next best actions as the Subject Matter Expert to Exec/Senior Leaders alongside the BP.

Total team of 3 Data Scientists – all are direct reports.

Proven strong background (min 2 years) in Data Science and/or Data Strategy.

Advanced technical skills, and track record implementing data products in a commercial or creative environment.

Strong project leadership skills and ability to lead end-to-end delivery of data-driven projects in a high quality and timely manner.

Passion for data, and ability to act as an ambassador for Data Science across the business.

Proven ability to define strategic objectives and articulate the ROI for data science programmes to BP's and business stakeholders.

Strong leadership / people management skills (min 2 years) including coaching of team members.

Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities, manage timescales and delivery across the team often under pressure.

Sector experience in a media or broadcast company including exposure to product & viewer data (ideally social/web based).

Enabling Strategy & Change, Advancing Analytics Capability, Managing Data & Information, Harnessing Insights & Learning.

Hybrid Working:

From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.

Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days.

All our offices are open five days a week.

Private medical insurance with NO EXCESS.

Free Virtual GP access for employees.

Free Female Health hormone test each year.

Financial guidance 1-2-1's available each quarter.

Discounted Gym memberships.

Pension.

Life Assurance.

Holiday Buy/Sell.

We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience.

Disability Confident Scheme:

Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/adults.

We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers.

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