Principal Data Scientist, Media Insights & AI

BBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Studios seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives across its lines of business. You will guide technical work, drive data-driven decision making, and champion data education across the organisation.

The role focuses on end-to-end delivery from ideation through production, with collaboration across stakeholders and a strong emphasis on leveraging AI advancements.

Qualifications

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or related field.
• Strong experience in data science or closely related role.
• Excellent Python programming skills.
• Good working knowledge of SQL and large dataset querying.
• Experience building and deploying ML models into production.
• Experience translating business problems into practical data solutions.
• Experience interacting with senior stakeholders and leading technical workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science projects across BBC Studios' lines of business.
• Drive data-driven decision making with automated tagging and metadata solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in defining problems and selecting approaches.
• Own end-to-end delivery from ideation to production.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and communicate insights effectively.
• Stay updated on generative AI developments and apply where appropriate.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Stakeholder communication

Production deployment

Education

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science degree

Tools

Python libraries

Big data tools

Job description

BBC Studios seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives across its lines of business. You will guide technical work, drive data-driven decision making, and champion data education across the organisation.

The role focuses on end-to-end delivery from ideation through production, with collaboration across stakeholders and a strong emphasis on leveraging AI advancements.