Lead Data Scientist
DWP Digital - Manchester
Manchester
Location
This role will be based in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here.
About the job
Summary
Are you looking for a uniquely inspiring and fulfilling career opportunity where your work will be making a genuine difference to society?
Are you someone who is skilled in harnessing the power of date to harness innovation?
Would you love the opportunity to use data and technology in innovative ways to solve problems?
• SOUNDS LIKE YOU? We'd love to hear from you!
As a Lead Data Scientist in the Innovation Lab, you will be at the front foot of innovation and technology, make a real impact. You will help drive experimentation in new and emerging, technologies, analytical capabilities, and data models to understand their potential and value for the organisation.
Job description
As the Lead Data Scientist, you will be responsible for helping to steer a high-performing innovation lab that explores diverse cross-cutting problems and works with an multidisciplinary team to create technology-led solutions. You will play a prominent leadership role across the Department for Data & Analytics, collaborating across the department and nurturing a culture of continuous improvement and data assisted resolutions.
You will oversee the understanding and testing of diverse analytical and data driven initiatives that help to create alternative visions and of how services can be delivered in the future, you will offer an alternative perspective and stimulus to inspire change, this includes:
- Leading a consistent vision, energy and appetite for analytical and data innovation, supporting the development a high performing multi-disciplinary team that delivers numerous proofs of concepts, across various programmes and cross cutting challenges.
- Collaborating to build peer and senior relationships across the organisation and the Innovation eco-system including, across government , academia, business and start up’s in order to understand opportunity and how best new solutions could add value and solve problems.
- Stimulating awareness of the Innovation Landscape, you will have an ability to share intelligence on developments in and across the digital and data landscape, particularly those related to government policy or transformational priorities.
- Nurturing strong relationships between data science peers in DWP, other Government Departments and in industry and academia encouraging innovation, reuse and avoiding duplication.
- Stretching our data science understanding and machine learning capabilities by keeping up to date with the latest transferrable market and industry trends, emerging technologies, delivery accelerators and sharing knowledge and experience.
- Providing the appropriate safeguards to ensure all work adheres to key privacy, security and data protection regulations and also set procedures for ethical considerations such as unintended biases.
- Playing a key role in the community, defining recruitment strategies and career progression as well as contributing to Digital Practices in DWP overall.
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Responsibilities
The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above.
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact caicy.sandford@dwp.gov.uk.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- An employer pension contribution of up to 27%
- A generous annual leave allowance
Salary Information
Salary for this role in London is from £66,252 (Band min) to £78,765 (Band max).
Where the maximum salary of £78,765 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to £11,230 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.
Salary for this role in National locations is from £60,740 (Band min) to £72,933 (Band max).
Where the maximum salary of £72,933 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to £15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
Stage 1: Application
Your application will consist of three parts:
- A Personal Details application form.
- Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
- Personal statement 1250 words.
When giving details in your CV and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:
- You will help drive the experimentation of new and emerging, technologies, analytical capabilities, and data models to understand their potential and value for the organisation. You have a deep understanding and experience of Artificial intelligence, synthetic data, machine learning and a passion for new and innovative technology.
- You can communicate effectively to inspire and influence others. Particularly with new tech and data.
- You can effectively collaborate to build peer and senior relationships across the organisation and the Innovation eco-system including, across government, academia, business and start up’s share.
- You can work with and challenge senior stakeholders. You can adapt the approach according to constraints.
- Be able to seek out innovative and exciting new diverse analytical and data driven initiatives that can inspire change.
- Understand how a high performing Innovation function operates and contributes to solving diverse cross cutting problems through rapid experimentation.
- You have experience of leading and inspiring multidisciplinary teams composed on technologies, data scientists and other professions to achieve breakthrough results. Able to work in fast paced changing environment with experience of agile working.
The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above.
For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital .
Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign.
Important Information
- You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
- Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
- Please do not include any personal details in your document title.
- If your employment history or personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
If you’re successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following experiences:
- You will help drive the experimentation of new and emerging, technologies, analytical capabilities, and data models to understand their potential and value for the organisation. You have a deep understanding and experience of Artificial intelligence, synthetic data, machine learning and a passion for new and innovative technology.
- You can communicate effectively to inspire and influence others. Particularly with new tech and data.
- You can effectively collaborate to build peer and senior relationships across the organisation and the Innovation eco-system including, across government, academia, business and start up’s share.
- You can work with and challenge senior stakeholders. You can adapt the approach according to constraints.
- Be able to seek out innovative and exciting new diverse analytical and data driven initiatives that can inspire change.
- Understand how a high performing Innovation function operates and contributes to solving diverse cross cutting problems through rapid experimentation.
- You have experience of leading and inspiring multidisciplinary teams composed on technologies, data scientists and other professions to achieve breakthrough results. Able to work in fast paced changing environment with experience of agile working.
You will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview.
Interviews to take place from mid March 2022.
