Post Graduate Data Scientist

University of Southampton; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking a skilled Data Scientist to establish the Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network (PRANA). This role focuses on automating data pipelines, managing clinical datasets, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Candidates should have a strong background in data science, particularly with data transformation and pipeline management. Competitive pay and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Career development

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Strong background in data science and managing data pipelines.
• Experience with healthcare data and secure environments is desirable.
• Familiarity with Git for version control.

Responsibilities

• Create automated data pipelines from multiple sources into a central database.
• Format and transform datasets for PRANA.
• Curate and consolidate clinical data from various sources.
• Develop reports and visualization tools.
• Collaborate with clinicians and statisticians to design the database.

Skills

Data transformation

Data pipeline management

Python

SQL

Collaboration with clinical teams

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated Data Scientist to join a growing group (AXIS, Access eXtract and Integrate Safe Data) within the Clinical Informatics Research Unit (CIRU). This role will help establish and expand The Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network (PRANA), which aims to create an end-to-end research-ready database. Currently, there is no scalable method for research from pre-hospital critical care to patient outcomes, but PRANA will address this gap. Additional datasets, such as traffic collision databases, will also be integrated, enabling the identification of life-saving trends and treatments in medicine and road safety. This project has the potential to significantly impact emergency medicine and policy development.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data science, particularly in transforming datasets and maintaining data pipelines across organizations and systems. The primary focus will be to interact with various data sources, creating pipelines to deliver data into a central database. The role includes establishing this database and managing the data flows that expand PRANA. Subsequent research will utilize this data by the team and external researchers. PRANA will be hosted within the NHS Sub National Secure Data Environment (The Wessex SDE), so experience with healthcare data and secure environments is desirable.

https://www.the-ciru.com/
https://www.prananet.org/about-us

Reporting Relationships
The Data Analyst will report to the Data Science Lead and the Chief Investigator of the PRANA program.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create automated data pipelines using Python, SQL, and other languages from multiple sources into a central database.
• Format and transform datasets into the desired format for PRANA, in a repeatable and automatable manner.
• Curate and consolidate clinical data from various sources.
• Develop reports and visualization tools.
• Collaborate with clinicians, statisticians, and software engineers to design the database and pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and ethical standards for clinical research.
• Utilize statistical analysis to explore the PRANA dataset (optional).

As a Team Member

• Collaborate and provide guidance on other projects.
• Use GIT for version control to facilitate team collaboration.
• Participate in projects to improve processes, tools, and systems.
• Uphold the university's values, including high ethical standards, integrity, and teamwork.

The University of Southampton offers competitive pay, career development, training, a generous holiday allowance, and additional benefits. To discuss the role, contact Dr. Ashley Heinson at [e-mail].