Metaresearch Data Scientist & Engineer Lead

Research Ireland; Leinster; On-site; EUR 83,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Blended working policy

Canteen

Annual leave

Learning & development

Job summary

Taighde Eireann - Research Ireland is seeking a data analytics specialist to deliver advanced analytics, develop code, and produce findings that inform strategic decision-making for Ireland's largest research funder.

You will scope projects with stakeholders, design suitable methods and data requirements, and deliver production-ready tools while collaborating with the academic sector nationally and internationally on metaresearch initiatives.

Qualifications

• Masters by research or PhD in a related discipline.
• Experience in economics / statistics / mathematics / software engineering.
• Strong data analytics, data mining, or machine learning experience in R / Python / Alteryx or similar.
• Familiarity and experience with genAI tools and techniques.
• Proven track record ideally with 5 years post qualification experience in a relevant role.
• Experience delivering complex analytical projects that changed organisational direction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced data analytics projects and tools to assess and improve organisational performance.
• Scope projects collaboratively, collecting requirements.
• Design the appropriate methods, models, dataset requirements, etc.
• Work end-to-end, ultimately delivering production-ready tools and analyses.
• Explain and justify the selected analytical and statistical methods and models.
• Perform the analysis and communicate the findings.
• Own the relevant data and statistical models, and the associated processes and documentation.
• Iterate to meet the needs of senior stakeholders.
• Leverage data from internal and external databases / spreadsheets as data sources.
• Collaborate across the organisation to develop, prioritise and refine projects and tools.
• Collaborate with the academic sector nationally and internationally on metaresearch projects.
• Represent Research Ireland at key national and international fora in the metaresearch space and the broader research & innovation system.

Skills

Data analytics

Data mining

Machine learning

R and Python

GenAI tools

Education

Masters by research or PhD

Tools

Alteryx

Python

R

Job description

Taighde Eireann - Research Ireland is seeking a data analytics specialist to deliver advanced analytics, develop code, and produce findings that inform strategic decision-making for Ireland's largest research funder.

You will scope projects with stakeholders, design suitable methods and data requirements, and deliver production-ready tools while collaborating with the academic sector nationally and internationally on metaresearch initiatives.