Associate Data Scientist

Company description:

About Us

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help to protect public services from cyber threat. 

As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years. 

We’re also already a Carbon Neutral company and we’re committed to helping the UK reach Net Zero by 2050. 

Job description:

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location: Hybrid (minimum 20% on-site in our Oxford Science Park office) 

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone. 
If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

About the role 

We’re looking for an Associate Data Scientist to join our team working on an exciting new project within our Registry team. The work will include rebuilding data models which will identify the industry market share of the .uk domains that we manage. You’ll also play an integral part in Nominet’s mission to keep the internet safe in the UK, building models to identify any domains that are being used for abusive purposes. We’re looking for someone who has a strong mathematical and problem-solving approach; some data may not always be well-curated, so you’ll need to be able to work alongside the wider data team to translate this data into a suitable format, as well as feel confident communicating with various stakeholders across Nominet. 

About you and your experience 

• Commercial experience with Python or R 

• Demonstrable experience of building a machine learning model 

• Strong mathematical capabilities 

• Nice to have – experience building ML models in areas such as HTML crawling/NLP/image processing/neural networks 

• Nice to have – experience working with Databricks and/or MLflow 

The interview process – what to expect

• 30-min screening call with a Talent Partner via Teams 

• 1h30-min video interview with Head of Insight + Senior Data Scientist – this will include  competency/situation-based questions and a 20-min case study answer prepared in advance  

What we offer 

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days 

• Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme 

• MediCash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more 

• Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points 

• Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc. 

• Company and individual performance-based annual bonus 

Please note, all roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles will require additional security clearance due to the nature of their work