Senior Data Scientist — ML & Experimentation Leader

Bauer Media Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Bauer Academy training

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Bauer Media Group is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in London to shape how data is used to solve business challenges and unlock growth opportunities. You will lead end-to-end data science initiatives and mentor junior team members, partnering with stakeholders across the business to design, build, deploy and maintain data-driven solutions.

You will work on predictive modelling, experimentation, and deployment of scalable models across the organization, in a hybrid environment with a focus on

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in a Data Science role.
• Advanced Python and SQL skills.
• Experience building and deploying machine learning models.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery or Redshift.
• Familiarity with dbt and modern analytics workflows.
• A pragmatic, business-focused approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Building predictive models to improve audience engagement, retention, forecasting, and commercial performance
• Designing and embedding experimentation frameworks, including A/B testing and causal inference approaches
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities where data science can deliver measurable business value
• Championing practical, scalable solutions using a blend of custom, open-source, and off-the-shelf technologies
• Supporting the deployment and operationalisation of models alongside engineering teams
• Mentoring junior team members and contributing to a culture of learning and continuous improvement
• Promoting high-quality coding standards, documentation, peer review, and best practices
• Evaluating emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to help evolve our data science capabilities

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

dbt

Tableau

Braze

Rudderstack

Adswizz

Job description

Bauer Media Group is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in London to shape how data is used to solve business challenges and unlock growth opportunities. You will lead end-to-end data science initiatives and mentor junior team members, partnering with stakeholders across the business to design, build, deploy and maintain data-driven solutions.

You will work on predictive modelling, experimentation, and deployment of scalable models across the organization, in a hybrid environment with a focus on