Principal Data Scientist

Principal Data Scientist - Generative AI

Data & Analytics

Permanent - Full Time

Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA; Glasgow, GB, G511DA; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB, NE991RN; Salford, GB, M50 2QH

Job Closing Date: 02/03/2025

Package Description

Job Reference: 21112

Band: D

Salary: up to £87,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid role with an office base in either London, Salford, Glasgow or Newcastle.

We're happy to discuss flexible working.

Main Responsibilities

As a Principal Data Scientist, you will deliver value to BBC audiences by developing machine learning products at scale. You will do hands-on coding work to develop, deploy and iterate on generative AI systems, lead architecture design, implement ideas from recent research papers, do code reviews and set best practice.

The successful candidate will also have strong interpersonal skills to lead projects involving different teams, and to effectively engage with editorial stakeholders.

Principal Data Scientists at the BBC are expected to have an impact both within their immediate team and across the wider BBC AI community.

Are you the right candidate?

Essential criteria:

• Extensive hands-on experience in data science and machine learning.
• Strong coding skills, particularly in Python.
• Expertise in large language models/generative AI.
• Proven track record leading projects to deliver value in production.
• Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.

Desirable experience:

• Good knowledge of cloud services, ideally AWS.
• Experience with model lifecycle management and MLOps.
• Good knowledge of code management and deployment best practices.
• Ability to mentor and support other team members.

You are encouraged to apply even if you don't meet every one of the criteria above!

About the BBC

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DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for satisfactory performance.