Senior Data Scientist
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,204 to £68,558 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 452417 |
Summary
As a senior data scientist in JDAC you will lead data science projects in high profile policy areas. Recent projects have included: modelling public perception of local areas; building AI tools to assist colleagues who work with parliament; development of a web app for advanced geospatial processing; developing a Django-based platform for orchestrating reproducible analytical pipelines.
The role will also involve building data science capability amongst the wider analytical team, and embedding and maintaining good coding practices and quality assurance. This is primarily a technical G7 role with limited line management responsibilities (you may manage one junior member of staff) giving you the opportunity to use and develop your technical skills.
Person specification
You must be enthusiastic about using code to solve analytical problems and have an ability to learn new tools and techniques.
The role will also involve building data science capability amongst the wider analytical team, and embedding and maintaining good coding practices and quality assurance. This is primarily a technical G7 role with limited line management responsibilities (you may manage one junior member of staff) giving you the opportunity to use and develop your technical skills.
Person specification
You must be enthusiastic about using code to solve analytical problems and have an ability to learn new tools and techniques.
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