Data Scientist: Public Sector Impact & Policy Analytics

Scrumconnect Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting, based in London, is seeking a Data Scientist to transform public sector data into actionable insights for policy and product teams. You will build models, perform rigorous analysis and present findings to non-technical stakeholders.

You'll collaborate with data engineers, researchers and designers, ensure reproducibility, apply responsible AI practices, and help shape decisions with clear visualisations and robust methodologies.

Qualifications

• Proven data scientist experience in public sector or commercial settings (UK gov exposure a plus).
• Strong Python and SQL skills with pandas/scikit-learn.
• Experience with data visualisation tools like Power BI/Tableau.
• Version control experience (Git) and 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 policy questions.
• Assess data quality and define data standards and validation rules.
• Create clear visualisations and reports for non-technical audiences.
• Work with data engineers and architects to ensure reproducibility.
• Apply responsible AI practices including bias and explainability.
• Present findings to senior stakeholders to influence decisions.

Skills

Communication

Public sector experience

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Python

SQL

pandas

scikit-learn

Power BI

Tableau

Git

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting, based in London, is seeking a Data Scientist to transform public sector data into actionable insights for policy and product teams. You will build models, perform rigorous analysis and present findings to non-technical stakeholders.

You'll collaborate with data engineers, researchers and designers, ensure reproducibility, apply responsible AI practices, and help shape decisions with clear visualisations and robust methodologies.