Senior Data Scientist - Nationwide

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As our Senior Data Scientist, you will play a leading role in driving data-driven innovation across the business. You will apply scientific thinking to identify opportunities where data science can create value, develop advanced machine learning solutions and turn complex data into actionable insights. Working closely with data engineers, analysts and business stakeholders, you will oversee the full model lifecycle from exploration and feature engineering through to testing, deployment and monitoring. You will also support and develop junior team members through coaching and mentoring while ensuring all data science activities are delivered in line with data ethics and privacy requirements.

This is an initial 6 month fixed term contract.

• Experience working as a Data Scientist with a strong track record of machine learning model development.
• Strong technical expertise in machine learning algorithms and model development using Python, R or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of SQL.
• A proven track record of working with Cloud Platforms such as GCP, Azure or AWS.
• Demonstrable experience using data exploration, visualisation and statistical analysis techniques to generate business insights.
• Experience deploying and monitoring machine learning models within production environments.

You will be an experienced Data Scientist with a passion for solving complex business problems through data. You will have strong expertise in machine learning, statistical analysis and data visualisation, alongside experience delivering models into live environments. You will enjoy working collaboratively across technical and business teams, sharing your knowledge with others and helping to build capability within the wider data science function. Knowledge of data governance principles and how they support data science delivery would be advantageous.

At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary with regular annual review.
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%.
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%.
• 35 days holiday (including bank holiday) with option to buy or sell days.
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs - up to 500 savings per year.
• Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs.
• Private GP and health support services available.
• Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts.
• Savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Access to professional qualifications and career progression.
• Internal development programmes and learning support.
• Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards.
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement.
• Free membership to Places Gyms.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.