Senior data scientist

Senior data scientist

bp External Careers Site

Job Description

Entity: Technology

Job Family Group: IT&S Group

Job Description: Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

We’re looking for a new Senior Data Scientist to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Part of a cross-disciplinary team, working closely with other data scientists, data engineers software engineers, data managers and business partners.
• Build scalable, re-usable, impactful data science products, usually containing statistical or machine learning algorithms, in collaboration with data engineers and software engineers.
• Deep knowledge of forecasting and optimization methods and algorithms is a must for e.g. industry and production experience with - Linear, Logistic, Lasso, Ridge, GAM and other ML algorithms.
• Reasonable understanding of Financial, energy or commodity markets would be essential for performing the role.
• Using Claude or general GEN AI Tools and understanding how to work with LLMs to deliver analysis or engineer AI products is a must
• Carry out data analyses to yield actionable business insights.
• Adhere to and advocate for data science procedures (e.g. technical design, technical design review, unit testing, monitoring & alerting, checking in code, code review, documentation).
• Present results to peers and senior management.
• Actively contribute to improve developer velocity.
• Mentor others.

Qualifications

• Essential

• MSc or PhD degree in a quantitative field.

• Hands-on experience (typically 5+ years) designing, planning, prototyping, productionizing, maintaining and documenting reliable and scalable data science products in complex environments.

• Applied knowledge of data science tools and approaches across all data lifecycle stages.

• Thorough understanding of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics and machine learning.

• Development experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, C++)

• Advanced SQL knowledge.

• Knowledge of experimental design and analysis.

• Customer-centric and pragmatic attitude. Focus on value delivery and swift execution, while maintaining attention to detail.

• Strong partner management and ability to lead large organizations through influence.

• Continuous learning and improvement perspective.

• Desired

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Hive, and Spark) is a plus.

• No prior experience in the energy industry required.

• Why join us?

• At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

• There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

• Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

• Travel Requirement

• Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

• This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

• This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

• Cloud Platforms, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modeling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Solution Architecture, Source control and code management {+ 5 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

• We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

• If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

• Full time

• RQ115892

• Senior data scientist

• United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

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• With ongoing learning and development, your reward goes far beyond the financial.

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• Financial wellbeing

• Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.

• Pay

• bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.

• Discretionary bonus

• We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company.

• Retirement & savings

• We offer a range of discretionary retirement and savings plans to help provide you and your family with financial security.

• Insurance benefits

• To give you additional peace of mind, bp provides valuable insurance benefits in some countries. These are designed to provide financial assistance to employees and their families if employees become unwell or die in service.

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• Depending on your location and job level, there may be equity (stock and share) options you are eligible to join so you can be part of bp’s success.

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• Unlock a distinct development experience with grow@bp, a comprehensive online platform offering accessible learning opportunities for every bp employee at their fingertips 24/7.

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• bp is a learning organization. Whether you’re looking to reskill, upskill or build the skills you already have, we can help you with the support and resources you need, including mentoring, Growth Week, getAbstract and LinkedIn Learning.

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• Our employee-led BRGs – including working families, social mobility and women's network – are communities where we embrace different ideas and perspectives and treat each other with care and respect.

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• bp's hybrid working approach gives employees the opportunity – for certain roles and based on team agreement – to vary working between the office and home.

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