R | Python | SQL | Survey Data | Social Research | Data Pipelines
A leading Australian social and market research organisation is seeking an experienced Data Operations leader to manage a specialist technical team delivering large-scale government and social research projects.
This is a hands‐on analytical role suited to someone with deep experience working with complex survey datasets in a market or social research environment.
You'll combine strong technical capability with some team leadership/mentorship experience, helping drive high-quality data operations, automation, package development and continuous improvement across major research programs.
80% of your time will be spent on project work,20%on management responsibilities
The Opportunity
Leading a team of Data Scientists and Data Operations specialists, you will:
* Lead and mentor a growing technical data team
* Oversee delivery across major longitudinal and ad-hoc research projects
* Build and improve scalable data processing pipelines
* Develop reusable scripts, packages and automation tools
* Manage complex survey datasets from multiple data sources and APIs
* Ensure accuracy, quality and methodological integrity across all outputs
* Partner closely with researchers and internal stakeholders
This is a technically sophisticated environment with large, complex datasets and high-quality standards, particularly across government research projects.
About You
To be successful, you will bring:
* Experience working within a market research, social research, or survey research environment
* Strong hands‐on experience processing and managing large-scale survey datasets
* Advanced R and Python programming capability
* Strong SPSS/Q skills and a working knowledge of SQL and Git
* Experience building data pipelines, automation workflows, and reusable packages
* Strong data wrangling, cleaning, and transformation capability
* Prior people coaching, leadership or team management experience
* Confidence operating as a senior technical lead and trusted advisor
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience with platforms such as Forsta, Confirmit, Decipher, Quantum or Quancept will be highly regarded.
Why Apply?
* Lead meaningful government and social impact research projects
* Work with highly complex, large-scale datasets
* Drive technical innovation, automation, and process improvement
* Collaborative, high-performing technical environment
* Strong long‐term growth opportunities
This role is ideal for a technically strong data leader who enjoys solving complex data challenges while mentoring and developing others.
To apply, please send your CV to rhaylett@resourcesgroup.com
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