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Senior data scientist

Sydney
Nsw Government
Data Scientist
Posted: 12 February
Offer description

Benefits

* Secure a rewarding ongoing role at Clerk Grade 9/10 level.
* Salary range: $129,464 – $142,665 + super, commensurate with experience.
* Enjoy genuinely flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance.
* Collaborate in state-of-the-art offices designed for innovation and connection.
* Access a wide range of wellbeing programs and resources to support your mental, physical, and emotional health.
* Take advantage of excellent professional development and learning opportunities to help you thrive.

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) who regulates three statutory insurance schemes in NSW. This role sits more specifically in our Advanced Analytics team. The Advanced Analytics team deal with a range of data and complete many different types of requests, including building new predictive models and using large linked data sets.

Understand more about SIRA – here.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

* Lead the end-to-end execution of predictive models and algorithms to support data-driven decision-making
* Oversee all phases of data management, including extraction, transformation, enrichment, and cleansing
* Develop custom algorithms and applications using advanced programming techniques to solve real-world problems
* Apply data science methods to large, multi-source datasets to generate insights aligned with business objectives
* Design tools and processes to monitor model performance and ensure data accuracy and effectiveness
* Champion data science best practices and thought leadership to enhance customer outcomes across the organisation
* Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to conduct experiments and communicate actionable insights

For more information on the role and its accountabilities, click here to view the role description.

About you

* An analytical thinker who can think outside the box to solve complex problems.
* A flexible worker who can adjust their communication style and outputs to suit a variety of stakeholders.
* Ability to design, implement, and evaluate predictive models, causal inference, and optimization techniques.
* Ability to provide model visualisation and plain language explanations for stakeholders.
* Experience in cloud system, data ingestion, and pipeline development and management.
* Technical skills in technologies like SQL, R, Python, GIT, DataBricks and Snowflake.
* Tertiary qualifications in data engineering/information technology, statistics mathematics or equivalent.
* Excellent skills in technical mentoring and supporting junior team members.

What we need from you

To start your journey towards becoming our Senior Data Scientist, please click on the link below and attach your resume (max 5 pages) and cover letter (max 2 pages).

In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.

For any enquiries regarding the recruitment process, please contact Emma Corke, Talent Acquisition Advisor on 02 9372 9167 or emma.corke@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace

The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you feel you may require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team via emma.corke@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or 02 9494 8351.

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