Data Scientist

6 days ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom hackajob Full time £48,000 per year

hackajob*
is collaborating with
BBC
to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.*
Job Title: Data Scientist
JOB DETAILS**
JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Product Group, Account & Identity

LOCATION: Glasgow / Salford / Newcastle / Cardiff / London - We work in a hybrid model with an expectation to attend your office base location 1 day a week on average.

SALARY RANGE: £ £48000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
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.

As a team, we use ML / AI to enrich our content and power personalised experiences for millions of audience members. We're looking for a Data Scientist to join the Product Group.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
As Data Scientist you'll play a hands-on role in building machine learning products at BBC scale. Working as part of a highly cross-functional team, you'll help overcome the challenges of deploying ML in production.

You'll have the opportunity to get involved with the wider data science community, both at the BBC and externally. We hope you'll be enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and growing others.

Please note that interviews will take place in January 2026.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

  • 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, working 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.

Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • 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, including the ability to prioritise and work 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.
  • Excited 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).

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.

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.

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