Data Scientist
- Civil Service
- Part Time
- Birmingham
- 36,735 - 43,020
Job Description
Job summary
GO-Science
The Government Office for Science works at the heart of Government, ensuring policies and decisions are informed by the best scientific evidence and strategic long-term thinking. It's an exciting time to join the organisation; we have outstanding and high-profile positions providing you an opportunity to inform and influence policy-making and the systems for use of science and engineering across government. If you are highly motivated and looking for your next career challenge, we want to hear from you.
Our mission is:
- Science advice mechanisms that are efficient, effective, speak truth to power and are embedded irreversibly in Government systems.
- Visible impact through both pro-active and demand-led science advice that is relevant, excellent, and delivered fit for purpose.
Further information can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-office-for-science
We strongly believe diversity of experience, thought, perspectives, skills, and background makes us a more innovative, welcoming Department, thus making better decisions and better delivering our objectives. We are actively seeking applications from every part of the community and particularly welcome applications from candidates of any age, background, disability, or from an ethnic minority background and any other protected characteristics. This will help us move to a workforce that reflects the people we serve to deliver better policies.
We are a friendly, inclusive team and emphasise personal development. We will ensure individuals with disabilities are provided adjustments to participate in the job application and interview process. We support your wellbeing by putting flexible working at the heart of our offer.; if successful, you will be able to discuss working arrangements with your new manager.
We maintain an internal surge capability of staff who may be called at short notice to support an activation of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Training and support will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity to develop crisis management skills.
Job description
This is an exciting data science role at the heart of UK science and technology policy. You will join the Government Office for Science Analysis team which sits in the wider Technology and Science Insights (TSI) directorate in Government Office for Science (GO-Science). We are a multidisciplinary group of data scientists, analysts and digital professionals, focused on producing high quality, independent evidence that informs strategic decisions on science and technology policy across government. GO-Science is led by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), who is responsible for ensuring that excellent science advice informs decision making at the very top of government. The GCSA provides science and technology advice directly to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and GO-Science sits at the centre of cross government science, technology and engineering advice. Our role is to provide independent, high-quality evidence to inform national science and technology strategy, ministerial advice and senior decision making across government. We analyse how emerging technologies, innovation systems and global supply chains actually function in practice, by identifying strengths, vulnerabilities, dependencies and opportunities that matter for long term national resilience, security and growth. We work end to end: from framing complex policy problems, through rigorous quantitative analysis, to clear, decision ready insight. If you want to use data science to influence how a country understands and shapes its technological future, this is a genuinely rewarding and intellectually challenging role. |
Person specification
Key Responsibilities
A diverse and inclusive culture promotes innovation and enables us to better meet our goals as a team. We value enthusiasm, aptitude for growth, and diversity of thought and experience, along with the skills and experience outlined. As an HEO Data Scientist, you will support delivery across a portfolio of analytical projects that explore science, technology, innovation and industrial systems. Typical responsibilities include: Support the translation of policy questions into clear analytical tasks, working with colleagues to ensure analysis is relevant and decision focused. Apply appropriate statistical and analytical techniques to explore complex datasets, including data cleaning, exploration, modelling and validation. Contribute to end to end data science work, including data acquisition, exploration, modelling, interpretation and communicating results, with support from more senior colleagues where needed. Use quantitative analysis to help understand how science, technology and industrial systems function in practice, exploring patterns of strength, risk, concentration, dependency or opportunity. Work with multiple, imperfect data sources, helping to build and maintain analytical pipelines that support repeatable and transparent analysis. Produce clear outputs, including written analysis and visualisations, communicating findings accurately to non technical audiences and explaining uncertainty and limitations. Follow and contribute to good data science practice, including version control, documentation, peer review and ethical use of data. Work collaboratively with analysts, data scientists and policy professionals, contributing to shared problem solving and quality assurance. Manage your tasks effectively across competing priorities, seeking clarity and support when needed and delivering to agreed deadlines. Essential criteria
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