Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist, you are responsible for delivering ML products for your stakeholders, aligned with a cross-functional team and the wider department. This could involve:

• Translating business problems into machine learning solutions


• Researching, designing & training machine learning solutions for your stakeholders


• Creating Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for your stakeholders and productionising successful PoCs on our Data Platform (AWS / Databricks)


• Optimise and maintain existing solutions to improve performance metrics and increase business impact (e.g., Churn & Upsell propensity models)


• Being curious and innovative in the utilisation of our data (e.g., utilising NLP techniques to derive content similarity, combining first party & third party data to provide novel insights)


• Implementing software development best practices for ML products (Git, unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, MLFlow)


• Implementing best practice ML model monitoring solutions to ensure your stakeholders receive the highest quality results from their ML products


• Collaborating with a cross functional team including data analysts, data engineers & insight managers


• Being an ambassador for Data Science within The Insights Group (TIG) and across the broader organisation
  
  Experience designing and developing ML solutions to solve business problems


• Advanced Python proficiency with experience of key python modules e.g., numpy, pandas, sklearn


• Functional SQL proficiency with the ability to efficiently query relevant data sources (e.g., BigQuery)


• Experience writing production-grade python code (e.g., modular code, dependency management, CI/CD, unit testing, Git/version control)


• Experience with Pyspark and the spark ecosystem


• Ability to scope ML product requirements with stakeholders and propose a solution


• In depth knowledge of key statistical concepts (e.g., hypothesis testing, probability distributions)


• Strong communication skills with demonstrated experience presenting to stakeholders; the ability to tell a compelling story through data and explain complex ML concepts to a broad audience


Other things we're looking for (key criteria)

• Experience productionising ML models on a cloud platform e.g. AWS or GCP


• Experience using Databricks


• Experience working within a Data Mesh architecture


• Experience working in a cross-functional environment


• Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., tensorflow, keras)


• Passion for learning new skills and staying up-to-date with advances in ML algorithms and Generative AI


• A passion for the TV industry and an interest in the wider Media & Entertainment landscape.
  
  Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.


When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don't just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV., ITV is on a mission to Supercharge Streaming and Optimise Broadcast with data and insight right at the centre of our digital transformation strategy. The business faces many challenges ahead to achieve this vision: What content should we commission? Which audiences are the most commercially attractive for us? What should our marketing strategy be? How do we optimise our product to improve view through rates? How do we use VOD to offset declines to Linear? Whatever the question, the ITV Insights Group is here to lead the business to its most successful future by putting insight, powered by research and data, at the heart of every key decision.

We're seeking a Data Scientist to join the ITV Insight Group. As a Data Scientist in The Insights Group you will have the opportunity to support our various insight domains (e.g., Marketing insights, Content insights), working on a broad range of data science projects.

As part of our Data Science team, you will partner with business leaders and key stakeholders to understand their challenges and identify and answer the "big questions", working with Data Analysts, Insight Managers and Data Engineers to innovate, inform and impact decision-making. You will sharpen your technical skills to create outcome-focused insight while thinking critically and collaboratively to build relationships and create recommendations that balance the requirements of your clients with ITV's wider strategic objectives.


• Flexible working with a range of options


• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more


• Annual bonus opportunity


• Competitive pension contribution


• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares


• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life.