Data Scientist
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
The closing date is 17 February 2025
Job summary
The data scientist / econometrician provides vital data and insights to inform decisions, driving improvements in healthcare and impacting millions of people. You will work in a collaborative environment, with data scientists, health economists, project managers, data engineers and other healthcare professionals to extract, transform, and clean data ready for analytical projects. 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).
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Main duties of the job
Plan, organise, and deliver data and analytics for projects, including:
- Building predictive models to forecast admissions/discharges, optimising resources and reducing bottlenecks in emergency departments.
- Analysing health disparities across populations by socio-economic factors, geography, or access to care.
- Applying NLP to unstructured data (e.g., clinician notes, patient feedback) for insights into patient needs.
- Using machine learning to predict outcomes like readmission rates or disease progression, supporting proactive care.
- Developing econometric models to assess the impact of healthcare policies on health, utilisation, and costs.
Analyse datasets to identify trends, apply statistical models to solve business problems, and choose appropriate methods for data processing. Follow and improve best practices in data analysis and econometrics. Manage, adapt, and enhance software systems used for analysis.
Develop data and analytics policies affecting HEU, implementing changes once approved. Quality-assure team outputs, ensuring high standards. Act as a subject-matter expert, working independently within guidelines and seeking advice when needed.
Participate in business development meetings, lead proposal writing on data science aspects, understand client aims, plan solutions, and estimate project costs.
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.
Date posted
22 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
877-CSU-6797543-A
Job locations
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
E14 5EA
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Address
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
E14 5EA
Employer's website
https://www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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