Senior Data Scientist

DWP Digital; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Join DWP Digital as a Senior Data Scientist to leverage your expertise in data to improve government services. You will be a key player in the Health Transformation Programme by supporting critical projects that affect millions of UK citizens. Enjoy competitive pay, excellent pension contributions, and a flexible work environment focused on work-life balance.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

26-31 days of holidays plus flexi-time

Professional development and career progression opportunities

Time off for volunteering

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Strong academic background required in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or Computer Science.
• Experience delivering data-driven solutions and applying various data science techniques.
• Proven ability to explore, combine and transform data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Deliver data science solutions to improve government services.
• Work with teams to promote the use of data across departments.
• Translate complex data concepts for non-technical audiences.

Skills

Data-driven solutions

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Data transformation

Education

Degree in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or Computer Science

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Pay up to £73,346, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Please note that this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance.

Join our team as a Senior Data Scientist, harnessing the power of data to transform how government services work, impacting thousands of UK citizens.

Our team are central to the Health Transformation Programme, reporting on data from the Personal Independence Payments and Health Assessment services. You'll use your expertise in huge datasets and data science techniques to support the development of these services, improving outcomes and experience for both claimants and colleagues.

You'll work closely with our Design and Build Strategy teams, as well as a range of digital professions within the organisation to promote the use of data.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for two Senior Data Scientists to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using data to drive critical public services transformations and digital solutions that will be used by millions of UK citizens 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? How will this be assessed?


The application process requires a technical statement and your employment history. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge.

Technical statement:

• Describe a time you delivered a data science solution to solve a business problem or improve an established process.

You will be required to use the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to approach your response.

Employment History:

When giving details of your employment history, you should highlight your experience in line with the essential criteria below:

• Evidence of a strong academic background in one of the following, eg - Maths, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science.
• Significant experience delivering innovative, data-driven solutions and can apply a range of data science techniques to solve business problems or improve established processes.
• Proven ability to explore, combine and transform data from across disparate sources, writing code in R, Python or SQL that is testable and scalable.
• Significant demonstrable experience of building team capability through role modelling, mentoring and coaching.
• Evidence of strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with colleagues to understand their requirements and deliver complex analytical projects in a timely manner.
• Influential, with proven ability to communicate results to a range of audiences, translating technical concepts into non-technical language where necessary.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in 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 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%.

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 APPLYfor more information and to start your application.