Location
London - Television Centre (TVC) - 2 days a week in office

Hours
Permanent, full time

Salary
£60,000 - £65,000 per year depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance of £5,441.

About the Role
BBC Studios is a globally renowned media company creating and distributing some of the world’s most sought-after TV, audio, and digital content. Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories worldwide. Over the last five years, BBC Studios has evolved significantly, expanding into new business areas and developing the data capabilities required to support a modern organisation.

We have built a successful data science team and are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join us. This role will work across all BBC Studios’ lines of business to identify where data science can make a meaningful impact. As data science is a developing capability within BBC Studios, you will play a central role in driving data education and supporting the organisation’s cultural evolution.

You will act as a champion for the Data Science team, promoting its work and building understanding of the value data-driven insights bring to BBC Studios. Your work will influence decision-making and help embed data science into the fabric of the business.

Experience
- Proven experience in a data science or closely aligned role.
- Hands-on problem solving from understanding business impact to mathematical details.
- Good programming skills in Python.
- Strong working knowledge of SQL and experience querying large datasets.
- Experience building machine learning models and deploying them into production.
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders and translating business problems into practical solutions.

About you
- Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or a related field.
- Proactive and able to work across multiple lines of business.
- Passionate about data science and its potential to drive business decisions.
- Keen to keep up to date with the latest developments in generative AI and apply them where appropriate.
- Excellent communication skills to clearly convey insights, impact, and recommendations.

Qualifications
- A relevant degree as stated above is essential.
- Practical experience and transferable skills are highly valued.