Senior Data Scientist

8192 Barclays Bank UK PLC; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic growth and innovation. You will leverage AI and ML to convert raw data into strategic intelligence that informs business decisions and competitive advantage.

The role involves collaborating with stakeholders across Barclays, developing scalable data pipelines, and deploying models to mitigate risk and identify opportunities. London, Glasgow or Northampton are potential bases.

Qualifications

• Proficient in statistical methods and modelling.
• Strong Python coding skills and ability to contribute to codebases.
• Experience querying large datasets (SQL / PySpark).
• Advanced knowledge of ML/AI algorithms and their applications.
• Understanding of banking products, risk frameworks and regulations.
• Ability to create compelling visual representations of data insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead data science projects to extract insights from diverse data sources.
• Develop and deploy predictive and prescriptive models to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify value opportunities from data.
• Ensure data quality, governance and reproducible analytics.

Skills

Statistical analysis & modelling

Python programming

Data manipulation

Machine learning & AI

Financial domain knowledge

Data visualization

Job description

Job Description Purpose of the role

To use innovative data analytics and machine learning techniques to extract valuable insights from the bank's data reserves, leveraging these insights to inform strategic decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation across the organisation.

Accountabilities

Identification, collection, extraction of data from various sources, including internal and external sources. Performing data cleaning, wrangling, and transformation to ensure its quality and suitability for analysis. Development and maintenance of efficient data pipelines for automated data acquisition and processing. Design and conduct of statistical and machine learning models to analyse patterns, trends, and relationships in the data. Development and implementation of predictive models to forecast future outcomes and identify potential risks and opportunities. Collaborate with business stakeholders to seek out opportunities to add value from data through Data Science.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc) to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.

Senior Data Scientist

Join us as a Senior Data Scientist at Barclays, where you'll be responsible for transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic growth and innovation. You'll harness AI and advanced machine learning techniques to transform raw data into strategic insights that drive business decisions and competitive advantage.

Required Skills

• Statistical analysis and modelling - Proficiency in applying statistical methods / modelling to data
• Programming in Python - Ability to code in python and contribute to codebases
• Data Manipulation - Experience querying large datasets (SQL / Pyspark)
• Machine learning / AI expertise - Advanced knowledge of ML / AI algorithms and their applications
• Financial domain knowledge - Understanding of banking products, risk frameworks, and regulations
• Data visualization - Ability to create compelling visual representations of complex data insights

Assessment

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Location

This role can be based in either London, Glasgow or Northampton.

Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.