Senior Data Scientist

Manchester Digital

Crewe, England, United Kingdom

Crewe, England, United Kingdom

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Full-time (Permanent) £57946 - £75493 per annum + 28.97% employer pension Crewe Published on 30 January 2026 Deadline 20 February 2026 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. Are you ready to take on a leadership role where your data science expertise can influence decisions, drive innovation, and inspire meaningful change? Do you want the opportunity to harness one of the richest datasets in the UK to shape better experiences for millions of users? 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. Join us as a Senior Data Scientist and help reimagine how government services work. Your expertise will drive better, quicker, and more impactful results for millions of citizens. 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 nontechnical stakeholders. You and your role 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. 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. Your primary stakeholders will include the Design and Build teams and the Strategy function within the Health Transformation Programme. Your work will be essential in ensuring that programme decisions are transparent, analytically sound, and driven by high quality evidence. Location:
You'll join us in one of our brilliant 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 up to £75,493. Pension:
You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up £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. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply:
complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview:
a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Crewe, England, United Kingdom

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