Lead Data Scientist/Econometrician: Sponsorship Available

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

Job Summary

The lead data scientist / econometrician provides vital data and insights to inform decisions, driving improvements in healthcare and impacting millions of people. You will lead the delivery of a range of complex projects, focussing on data and analytical aspects. You will be the lead expert for your areas of specialism, giving specialist advice, guidance and leadership on the use of data and analytics to the HEU. You will work on various research projects as commissioned by our clients under a consultancy model, which will take up to 80% of your time (this may change as the work of the unit evolves). You will line manage three people and support the chief analyst in the management and strategic development of the data and analytics function of the HEU.

Main duties of the job

Lead and deliver complex data and analytics projects, including:

  • Forecasting admissions/discharges to optimise resources and reduce bottlenecks.
  • Analysing health disparities by factors like socio-economic status and geography.
  • Using NLP on unstructured data (e.g., clinician notes) for insights into patient needs.
  • Applying machine learning to predict outcomes like readmissions or disease progression.
  • Developing econometric models to assess policy impacts on health and costs.
  • Analysing complex datasets to identify trends and solve business problems.
  • Addressing novel, complex issues, clarifying questions, and innovating solutions.
  • Ensuring best practices in data analysis and econometrics.
  • Managing analytical software/systems, including procurement and improvement.
  • Developing data policies affecting HEU and CSU teams.
  • Quality-assuring team outputs.
  • Acting as a lead expert and working independently within guidelines.
  • Leading business development and data-focused proposal writing.

About us

The HEU is an NHS consultancy of 17 team members across three teams: Health Economics, Service Delivery and Data and Analytics.

You will sit within the data and analytics team, led by the chief analyst and reporting to the lead data scientist/econometrician.

During projects you will work closely across the HEU team, with data scientists, analysts, project managers, and health economists.

You will engage with our clients, partners and stakeholders throughout projects, understanding their needs and communicating your work.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Masters degree in a related STEM subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in multiple similar settings.
  • Significant and varied experience of extracting data, manipulating, understanding, transforming, wrangling, cleaning, and storing health data, at a managerial level
  • Ability to write well-designed code (e.g. SQL or Python) which follows good coding standards.
  • Possess foundational knowledge in data science, statistical analysis, and machine learning techniques.
  • Significant and varied experience working in data and analytics functions in the NHS, at a managerial level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 10 February 2025

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