Data Scientist

Pay up to £55,091, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Joining DWP’s Working Age Services team, you’ll apply data science on a massive scale and help influence outcomes that affect millions of UK citizens.

Our teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, the problems we have to solve are rich and complex, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Academic background in Data Science, Maths, Statistics or Computer Science or equivalent Data Science-related business experience.
• Experience of writing code in R, Python or SQL.
• Hands-on experience using data science to solve problems or improve established processes.
• Stakeholder management skills and experience working with colleagues to understand their requirements and deliver complex analytical projects in a timely manner.
• Being proactive in recognising opportunities to use Data Science to contribute to team or wider organisational priorities.

You and your role

As a Data Scientist, you will be working on advanced analytics, including machine learning, network analytics, natural language processing, using python and SQL along with coding best practice to develop extensible and re-usable codebases.

You'll also be collaborating with the wider Data Science and Data community, championing best practice and driving innovation and AI literacy across the organisation.

Your primary stakeholders will include the Design & Build and Strategy teams that support the Universal Credit programme, but you’ll also work closely with members of the Data Practice across DWP.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model – you'll spend some time working at home and sometime collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer pay of up to £55,091.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £12,345 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

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