Senior Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist
Pay up to £73,346, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?- Lead multiple data science projects to address specific business needs, using the most appropriate techniques, data sources and technologies.
- Role-model data science development best practice (e.g. quality assurance of code and ethical considerations of unintended biases) with advanced SQL and Python coding skills.
- Communicate data-driven insights within a business context clearly and with impact to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Drive capability development to coach and mentor junior data scientists, keeping abreast of the wider data science landscape and emerging technologies.
- Academic background in Data Science, Maths, Statistics or Computer Science or equivalent Data Science-related experience.
You and your role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be be working on advanced analytics, including machine learning, network analytics, natural language processing, using python and SQL along with coding best practice to develop extensible and re-usable codebases.You'll also be responsible for the capability development of junior data scientists, as well as collaborating with the wider Data Science and Data community, championing best practice and driving innovation and AI literacy across the organisation.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.
Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face-to-face in a digital hub.Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,346.
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,196 per year.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
- Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
- Time off volunteering and charitable giving
- Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process:
We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:
- Apply: Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
- Interview: A single stage interview online.
CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.