Data Scientist — Policy & Strategy Analytics

Nous Group; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Full-time and part-time roles

Job summary

Nous Group in Australia is seeking a Data Scientist to apply quantitative methods to government and private sector challenges, shaping policy, strategy and investment decisions. You will work with complex datasets, build reproducible analytical products, and translate findings into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, while collaborating across cross-disciplinary teams.

The role offers exposure to econometric analysis, forecasting, data visualisation and interactive reporting,

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in R, or proficiency in Python, Julia or similar.
• Experience applying statistical/econometric methods to real-world problems.
• Ability to translate quantitative findings to non-technical audiences using visuals and reports.
• Experience developing interactive analytical apps (R Shiny, Flask, Streamlit).
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to evaluations, reviews, pricing and funding models for government and private sector clients.
• Design and undertake quantitative analysis to answer policy, operational and strategic questions.
• Prepare, clean, validate and analyse large and complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Develop reproducible code and analytical workflows with clear documentation using R/Python.
• Create visualisations and dashboards to support stakeholder decision making.
• Translate technical findings into accessible insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with consulting teams to shape analytical approaches and interpretations.
• Support QA through testing, peer review and documentation.
• Contribute to Nous intellectual property and reusable analytics tools.

Skills

R

Python

Julia

SQL

Data visualisation

Education

Data Science degree

Tools

R Shiny

Flask

Streamlit

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Nous Group in Australia is seeking a Data Scientist to apply quantitative methods to government and private sector challenges, shaping policy, strategy and investment decisions. You will work with complex datasets, build reproducible analytical products, and translate findings into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, while collaborating across cross-disciplinary teams.

The role offers exposure to econometric analysis, forecasting, data visualisation and interactive reporting,