Overview
In this Data Scientist role, you will help advance HSE’s mission to prevent death, injury and ill-health by building robust data sources and NLP-powered tools to synthesise health and safety information. You will join an analytical team collaborating with technical and regulatory specialists to turn multi-source, text-rich data into evidence for decision-making across sectors. The role offers exposure to innovative government work and cross-functional collaboration to protect workers while contributing to an inclusive workplace. A key hook is shaping data-driven insights at scale to support safety outcomes.
Pay / Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Civil Service Pension contributions
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Flexible working options
- Inclusive and diverse culture
- Annual leave 185 hours (rising to 222) plus public holidays and extra privilege leave
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and refine NLP applications
- Develop and refine analytical data sources to support decision-making
- Create tools to extract, transform and load data from multiple sources
- Collaborate with programme leads and stakeholders to align outputs with user needs
- Present, document and visualise findings for decision-makers
- Contribute to HSE’s overarching data analysis and evidence-generation strategy
Key requirements
- Extensive knowledge of Python and Python text analysis libraries
- Experience designing and executing QA, benchmarking and evaluation frameworks for ML and LLMs
- Experience developing AI workflows
- Previous experience as a text analyst, data scientist or similar
- Experience leading a project team
- Strong ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to work within defined deliverables and timeframes
- Proficiency with ML frameworks (PyTorch, Keras, scikit-learn) and integration of open-source models (Hugging Face)
- Clear communication across levels
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Delivery-oriented mindset
- Python; text analysis libraries
- ML frameworks: PyTorch, Keras, scikit-learn
- Open-source models integration: Hugging Face
Senior Data Scientist (Band 3/ SEO) in Bootle employer: Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity for HM Specialist Inspectors to contribute to public safety while developing their expertise in Electrical, Control, and Cyber Security. With a strong commitment to employee growth, HSE provides tailored learning and development, flexible working options, and a supportive culture that values inclusion and diversity. Located across various regions in the UK, including Scotland and the South West, HSE ensures a rewarding work-life balance with competitive pay and generous benefits, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and impactful careers.
Contact Details:
Health and Safety Executive Recruitment Team
