Data Scientist

Daily Rate: £150.00 (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 Months

Hours: 37

Office Location: Edinburgh - Includes Hybrid Working

Parity Group is delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, that is looking for an experienced SC Cleared multi-disciplined Data Scientist who will support the organisations aim to modernise the way in which economic statistics are developed; harnessing insight from a diverse range of data sources.

Key Responsibilities:

Write code and functions in a way that is reusable, fits best standards guidance, and are robustly unit tested. (Preferably in Python, PySpark or R)
Create reproducible pipelines for systematic processing of statistical data, based on initial design documents. This includes writing documentation, designing and conducting tests, reviewing and managing versions of code.
Work with subject matter experts to understand the statistics that need to be produced and the statistical methods that underpin them.
Conduct data analysis and visualization of the key datasets used to ensure high quality methods and statistical outputs.
Communicate key characteristics about data sources used within any project and how decisions taken on their use will have downstream impacts on data quality and suitability
Report on the progress of prototype systems to customers, clearly articulating the impact of various data processing steps on the outputs.
Maintain and review documentation for statistical and data processing functions, as well as data processing pipelines.
Manage working relationships with stakeholders across the organisation keeping people up to date on progress and highlighting any risks with projects.
Apply agile project management principles to managing projects and tasks on a day-to-day basis.

Please note successful candidates will be subject to a mandatory SC Security Clearance Screening.

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