Job Reference: BBBH39066
Job Duration: 6 Months +
Start date: ASAP
Description:
My Client are a government department based in either Fareham, Hampshire or Newport, South Wales. They are happy to consider applicantsfrom either location.
They are seeking a Data Scientist, on an initial 6 month contract basis (37 hours a week, flexible working) paying £24.79 per hour (equivalent to a salary of £36,838).
Key Responsibilities:
* Assess user needs on policy-relevant analysis; converting that to quantitative, statistical inference-based research questions and proposing appropriate potential methods.
* Work with others, particularly subject matter experts and external such as academics and experts, to leverageknowledge on data, evidence, and equally data limitations.
* Work proactively, both independently and in groups with other analysts, to conduct innovative, fast-paced statistical analysis using a mixture of surveys, administrative data and commercial data, ideally through a range of software
* Be actively researching new techniques to apply to empirical analysis, knowing strengths and weaknesses of methods appropriate to research questions to hand.
* Communicate findings effectively, adjusting methodand content to suit multiple audiences ranging in technical knowledge.
* Automate and create reproducible pipelines as standard even for one-off analytical projects and tasks.
* Preferable: particular expertise and past experience in use of advanced statistical techniques, such as modern panel data methods, causal inference, cluster analysis, difference-in-difference methods, statistical matching or similar.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo SC Clearance, therefore applicants must ofresided in the UK for a minimum of three out of the last five years, in order to undergo this level of security check.
Industry: IT
Salary: £150 - £200 per day + Remote Working, Flexible Working
Salary Benefits: Remote Working, Flexible Working
Vacancy Type: Contract
Job Skills: -
Contact Name: Maria Belt
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