Senior Data Scientist: Health Analytics & Strategy

Transformation Unit; Ely; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Central East ICB is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to provide senior leadership for data science across its Strategic Value Unit and Population Health Unit. The role focuses on advanced analytics, forecasting, and evaluation to support strategic commissioning and population health management.

You will lead complex analytics projects, develop analytical tools, and translate findings into practical recommendations for senior leaders, clinicians and commissioners within a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Continuing professional development in data science, advanced analytics, programming or related methods.
• Relevant professional registration or evidence of wider contribution to the data science or analytical profession.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex analytical projects using appropriate statistical, data science and operational research methods.
• Apply techniques such as predictive modelling, machine learning, forecasting, segmentation, optimisation, simulation, systems modelling and scenario analysis where they add value.
• Lead the data science components of evaluations and contribute multidisciplinary evaluation design and delivery of services, programmes and interventions, assessing impact, effectiveness, equity and implementation.
• Define product likely use, outcomes and limitations with validation and documentation.
• Provide senior technical oversight of large, complex and linked datasets, including provenance, coding, linkage quality and governance.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Reproducible analytics

Education

Continued professional development in data science

Professional registration in data science/analytical profession

Job description

Central East ICB is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to provide senior leadership for data science across its Strategic Value Unit and Population Health Unit. The role focuses on advanced analytics, forecasting, and evaluation to support strategic commissioning and population health management.

You will lead complex analytics projects, develop analytical tools, and translate findings into practical recommendations for senior leaders, clinicians and commissioners within a multidisciplinary