Data Scientist: Policy Analytics for Impact

Nous Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nous Group is seeking a Data Scientist to apply quantitative methods across government and private sector clients, translating complex data into actionable insights. You will build reproducible analytical products, develop dashboards, and communicate findings to policymakers and stakeholders.

You will work with a cross-disciplinary team including consultants, economists and policy specialists to inform decision-making and reform programs, while advancing techniques in econometrics, data

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in R, or proficiency in Python, Julia or similar.
• Demonstrated application of statistical, econometric or analytical techniques to real-world problems.
• Ability to communicate quantitative findings to technical and non-technical audiences using visualisation, reports, presentations and dashboards.
• Experience developing interactive analytical applications (R Shiny, Flask, Streamlit or similar) is highly regarded.
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, incomplete data and complex stakeholder environments.
• Exposure to generative AI tools like Claude, Codex to support workflows.
• Proficiency in version control and collaboration tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub).
• Experience in program evaluation, public policy, economics, health/economics, funding models or related fields is highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Contribute to major evaluations, reviews, pricing and funding models, strategic advisory engagements and reform programs for government and private sector clients
• Design and undertake quantitative analysis using statistical and data science methods to answer complex policy, operational and strategic questions
• Prepare, clean, validate and analyse large and complex datasets from multiple sources
• Develop reproducible code, analytical workflows and technical documentation using R
• Build clear and compelling visualisations, dashboards and analytical outputs that support stakeholder decision making
• Translate technical findings into accessible insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences
• Contribute specialist analytical input to proposals, methodologies and project approaches
• Work closely with consulting teams and client stakeholders to shape analytical approaches and interpret findings in context
• Support quality assurance of analytical work through testing, peer review and documentation
• Contribute to the development of Nous intellectual property, reusable analytical tools, methods and capability

Skills

R

Python

Julia

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Data Science degree

Tools

R Shiny

Flask

Streamlit

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitLab

Codex

Claude

Job description

Nous Group is seeking a Data Scientist to apply quantitative methods across government and private sector clients, translating complex data into actionable insights. You will build reproducible analytical products, develop dashboards, and communicate findings to policymakers and stakeholders.

You will work with a cross-disciplinary team including consultants, economists and policy specialists to inform decision-making and reform programs, while advancing techniques in econometrics, data