Senior Data Scientist (Senior Software Engineer), BBCVerify

Job Description This job is with BBC, an inclusiveemployer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform forthe LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiterdirectly. Package Description Job Reference: 20803 Band: D Salary:Up to £70,000 plus London weighting depending on relevant skills,knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this rolereflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.Contract type: Permanent Location: London - Hybrid We're happy todiscuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under theflexible working question in the application. There is noobligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wishto do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of thediscussion at offer stage. * Excellent career progression - the BBCoffers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges andwork in different areas of the organisation. * Unrivalled trainingand development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a widerange of internal and external courses and certification. *Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hourworking week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave withthe option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme anddiscounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more aboutworking at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. Ifyou need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for theinterview process please contact . For any general queries, pleasecontact: . Job Introduction BBC Verify bringstogether open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialists,disinformation reporters, fact checkers and data journalists tofind impactful stories and to offer new lines and compellingcoverage of the biggest issues across BBC News's website, socialmedia, television and radio. The successful candidate will workalongside three other data scientists, using their computing skillsto multiply the story-finding and story-telling capacity of BBCVerify. Main Responsibilities This is a role for a data scientist,programmer, or a mix of both who specialises in ingesting,analysing and explaining satellite data and who can workeffectively in news as part of a multidisciplinary team. Theircomputing skills will enable the team to find new stories, to pickwhich story ideas to follow and to find stories faster fromsatellite imagery, APIs. Examples of recent projects include: ·Automating steps in the collection and presentation of satelliteimagery in order to speed the assessment of damage in militaryconflict (link) Are you the right candidate? The successfulcandidate must have: * Extensive experience finding newsworthyinsights in a broad range of satellite data sources * Extensiveexperience developing automated tools that have the potential tofind stories in satellite data * Experience of embedding the latestresearch practices/techniques relating to use of satellite data innon-expert groups * Extensive experience programming in R and/orPython to automate the extraction, cleaning, transformation andanalysis of satellite data * An understanding of delivering storiesor projects with editorial content to tight deadlines * Experienceidentifying, proposing and delivering new ideas for analysis ORimprovements to workflows based on technical skills andunderstanding of the organisation's needs. * The communicationskills to work with non-technical colleagues to identify thetechnical strengths and weaknesses of story ideas and to explainanalysis findings and caveats clearly and concisely About the BBCThe BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitablealternative employment within the BBC for different reasons andthey will be given priority consideration ahead of otherapplicants. 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