Data Scientist - Public Sector Analytics & AI

Scrumconnect Consulting; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist to turn complex public sector data into actionable insights. You will analyse data, build models and explain findings clearly to policy, product and technical colleagues.

Join a multi-award-winning digital consultancy delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments and helping to shape digital services that matter.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a data scientist in a commercial or public sector setting.
• Strong Python and SQL skills, including libraries such as pandas and scikit-learn.
• Solid grounding in statistics and machine learning methods.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Python libraries.
• Experience using version control (Git) and writing reproducible code.
• Ability to explain technical findings in plain English.

Responsibilities

• Explore, clean and analyse large and complex datasets.
• Build statistical and machine learning models to answer real business and policy questions.
• Assess data quality and help define data standards and validation rules.
• Create clear visualisations and reports for non-technical audiences.
• Work with data engineers and architects to make models and analysis reproducible.
• Apply responsible and ethical use of data and AI, including bias and explainability.
• Work with user researchers, designers and product managers to make sure analysis meets real needs.
• Present findings to senior stakeholders and influence decisions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Pandas

scikit-learn

Statistics

Communication

Tools

Git

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting is seeking a Data Scientist to turn complex public sector data into actionable insights. You will analyse data, build models and explain findings clearly to policy, product and technical colleagues.

Join a multi-award-winning digital consultancy delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments and helping to shape digital services that matter.