Senior Data Scientist

Graphicsunlimited; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government department in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead innovative data-driven solutions, driving transformation in public services. This role offers a competitive salary between £57,946 and £75,493, with 28.97% employer pension contributions. Join a collaborative team working with complex datasets to improve health-related services. Enjoy a hybrid working model, generous leave, and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working including hours and policies

Employee discounts and savings

Interest-free loans for travel

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with data science techniques to solve business problems.
• Strong focus on mentoring and coaching team members.
• Able to translate complex analytical projects into timely delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive major public service transformation using advanced data science methodologies.
• Generate high-quality insights from large and complex datasets.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance health-related services.

Skills

Delivering innovative, data-driven solutions

Exploring, integrating, transforming data

Stakeholder management skills

Communicating insights to varied audiences

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Pay of up to £75,493, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

About the role

Are you ready to take on a leadership role where your data science expertise can influence decisions, drive innovation, and inspire meaningful change? Join us at DWP Digital, the UK's largest government department. We support people into work and deliver over £195bn in payments each year, helping some of the most vulnerable people in society. We're transforming our services on a once‑in‑a‑generation scale, using new ideas and cutting‑edge technologies to build innovative, scalable, and user‑centred digital solutions.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will apply advanced data science methodologies to drive major public service transformation. You'll provide data that helps us make better, evidence‑based decisions that improve outcomes for millions of citizens across the UK.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Extensive experience delivering innovative, data‑driven solutions using a range of data science techniques to solve business problems and enhance processes.
• Skilled in exploring, integrating, and transforming data from diverse sources, producing scalable, testable code in R, Python, and SQL.
• Strong track record of building team capability through effective role modelling, mentoring, and coaching.
• Proven stakeholder management skills with experience translating requirements into timely delivery of complex analytical projects.
• Able to communicate insights clearly to varied audiences, simplifying technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders.

About your role

You will join a dedicated and collaborative team at the centre of one of DWP's highest priority initiatives: the Health Transformation Programme. This position places you at the forefront of redesigning key health‑related services, working with some of the largest and most complex datasets available in the UK to generate high quality insights that improve outcomes for thousands of people. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary development teams responsible for designing and enhancing the Personal Independence Payment and Health Assessment services. Your expertise in rigorous analysis and deep understanding of data will ensure that new features and service improvements are robust, evidence‑based, and aligned with programme objectives. You'll collaborate with colleagues across a wide range of digital and analytical professions to promote effective, ethical, and responsible use of data.

Details – Wages – Perks

Location: You’ll join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield.

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

Pay: We offer competitive pay of £57,946 – £75,493. The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205, however a Digital Allowance of up to £7,288 per annum is available for exceptional candidates.

Pension: You’ll get a civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £19,759 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. Public holidays included.

Benefits

• Flexible working, including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies.
• Time off for 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, making it easier to get to work.
• Sports and social activities.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Award‑Winning Environment and Culture

• DWP recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards.
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024.
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025.
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.

Process

• Apply: Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Full instructions are provided when you click through.
• Interview: A single‑stage online interview.

Click Apply for more information and to start your application.