Lead Data Scientist - United Kingdom - oilandgas

Description

Grade GResponsible for delivering innovative and service-enabling HRIS solutions, using advanced technical capabilities to deliver internal compliance and data privacy requirements, and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver process improvement tools and methodologies.

The People Insights & Analytics Lead Data Scientist will lead our team of data scientists, deputise for our People Insights & Analytics Director, and champion people data and innovative data science projects across the company.

The role is part of the People Insights & Analytics team, within People & Culture (P&C), which supports bp with people data, analytics, and insights to inform and influence decision making at every level.

You will deliver the vision for using sophisticated data science methods to understand how it feels to work at bp linking people experience to company outcomes and objectives.

You will also have accountability for scoping, designing, building, and delivering data science insights and products.

You also need a strong background in understanding and interpreting data to bring insightful conclusions for business benefit, having created and tested hypotheses.

Therefore, strong business / commercial foresight, senior stakeholder management and storytelling skills are critical.

We are a passionate team of people who are driven to raise the capability of all our HR teams, our business leaders, and bp's thriving analytics community.

In this role you will need to deliver as an individual, through others and set an inspiring data science agenda for this team.

Creating a roadmap of data science projects which meets current and future business needs.
Build a structured approach to hypothesis test / research using scientific methods.

Establish a strong team to deliver data science projects leveraging our wider People Insights & Analytics team, Innovation & Engineering team, centres of excellence in P&C, and external university partnerships.

Delivering impactful insights alongside the People Insights & Analytics Director to P&C, business leadership teams and Exec board in partnership with the CHROs office.

Understand important trends from external/internal data sources and wider research to build a clear narrative.
Drive cross-functional projects, aligning data science initiatives with overarching business objectives.
Design and deploy sophisticated analytical models that translate data into strategic insights, propelling our business forward.
Craft compelling stories from data that resonate with partners and influence key business decisions.
Lead upskilling workshops and data science programmes across our growing analytics community.

Maintaining relationships with senior leaders in the business and the executive team to show continued value and trusted partnering on people insights and employee measurement.

Strong stakeholder management skills including experience of C-suite.
Experience of leading presentations to senior collaborators.

Experience of collaborating with technical partners to scale digital solutions in pursuit of data science outputs to support business outcomes.

A track record of success in data science, with tangible outcomes that have driven business growth.
Applied mastery of statistical software (R, Python, Azure, Databricks and database languages SQL/NoSQL/PostgreSQL).
Exceptional leadership qualities that inspire teams to exceed their potential.
A degree in a quantitative field eg. Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics or equivalent experience.
We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity


Diversity Statement:
At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

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

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
Commercial acumen (Inactive), Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis, Databricks Unified Data Analytics Platform, Data Manipulation, Data strategy and governance, Data Structures and Algorithms, Data visualization and interpretation, Digital fluency, Influencing, Mathematical Statistics, Microsoft Azure Databricks, People Analytics, People Analytics Strategy, People data knowledge, Persuasive Negotiation, PowerPoint Presentations, Presentation Delivery, Project Management Governance, Python for Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, R Statistics, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Structured Query Language (SQL), Team Management


Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status.

Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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. #