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# Senior Data Scientist

- **Company:** The BBC
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Standard Sql, Information Technology, Data Management
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b8c8a15b77bd5c39

## About the Role

* Experience in a data science or closely aligned role.
 * A degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or related field.
 * A hands-on approach to problem solving, from understanding the impact down to mathematical details.
 * Good programming skills with Python.
 * Good working knowledge of SQL and experience querying large datasets.
 * Experience building machine learning models and deploying them into production.
 * Experience interacting with stakeholders and translating business problems into practical solutions.

## Description

The way BBC Studios operates has changed significantly over the last 5 years. It has moved into new areas of business and alongside that has developed the data capabilities required to support a modern organisation. We have built a successful data science team and are looking for a senior data scientist to join us, working across the different BBC Studios' lines of business., * Work on a range of projects supporting all lines of business. For commercial News, it might be automated decision-making to chose between subscription prompts and adverts, or for TV commissioning it could be developing synthetic audiences as an alternative to traditional surveys.

 * Develop Studios' capabilities to power data driven decision making, including automated tagging and other metadata focussed solutions to enhace discoverability and recommendations.
 * Use your domain knowledge to select the appropriate algorithmic approach and data sources to solve a given problem.
 * Discuss and implement the solution, from proof of concept to production.
 * Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business, clearly communicating insights, impact, and recommendations. Keep up to date with latest development in generative AI and apply where appropriate.
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