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Principal Data Scientist

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United Kingdom , Salford ▼

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73000.00 - 83000.00 GBP / Year
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Principal Data Scientist - Discoverability, Recommendations. The BBC has been serving audiences online for decades. Across our flagship products – BBC iPlayer, Sounds, News, Sport, and more – we educate, inform, and entertain millions of people every single day. We are now accelerating our shift towards experiences that are shaped around our audiences: more personal, more relevant, and more responsive to their needs. At the heart of this transformation is the Recommendations team. We design and build large scale ML/AI systems that help audiences discover the right content at the right moment. Our work already powers experiences across the BBC, including personalised recommendations on iPlayer and BBC Sounds. We’re now looking for a Principal Data Scientist to help us in this next stage of our journey.

Job Responsibility:

  • Use technical skills to deliver value to BBC audiences
  • Develop scalable ML products
  • Work effectively within a cross-functional environment
  • Apply knowledge of machine learning algorithms to solve complex user and business problems
  • Join the wider BBC Data Science community, share knowledge, and mentor colleagues

Requirements:

  • Extensive hands-on experience in data science and machine learning, with a proven track record of contributing to technical machine learning projects
  • Experience developing and deploying recommender systems
  • Strong coding skills in Python
  • Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team

Nice to have:

  • Experience with model lifecycle management and MLOps, including model deployment, versioning and monitoring
  • Good knowledge of cloud services, ideally AWS
  • Knowledge and understanding of best practices such as testing, code management and deployment
  • Mentorship and/or supervision of other team members
What we offer:
  • Competitive salary package
  • Flexible 35-hour working week
  • 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days
  • Defined pension scheme
  • Discounted dental, health care and gym

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Expiration:
May 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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