Data Scientist

Job overview

LAS Data Scientists use analytics and insights to support operational service delivery and provide evidence for business and strategic decision making.  This role will be instrumental in bringing together our datasets through the use of mathematical models, dynamic reporting, and creative visualisation, to drive forward our ambition of making the LAS a world-class service.  Working on a variety of projects across the organisation, the role will include many aspects of data science, from algorithm development and implementation of modelling methods, to data engineering and the application of advanced statistical techniques. Recommendations derived from your work will shape the delivery of an evolving service in a challenging healthcare environment. This role will also involve a mixture of home and office working.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a post as a Data Scientist within the Forecasting & Planning team. The successful candidate will need to come to the office 3 days per week. You will join an enthusiastic and technically-minded team as part of a high profile and influential organisation. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in using their data science skillset to tackle urgent challenges facing critical public services. The role also involves communicating with colleagues from across the strategic, operational and executive teams, so confidence in presenting complex findings to non-statistical audiences is essential.  The ideal candidate will have knowledge of areas such as:

• Forecasting and time-series modelling
• Supervised & unsupervised learning
• Programming (R and/or Python, SQL)
• R shiny app development
• Data visualisation and reporting
• Linux operating system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For fuller information of main responsibilities for this post, a job description has been attached in the Documents section.