Data Scientist

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join The Christie's Clinical Outcomes and Data Unit (CODU) as a Data Scientist, working with the team and colleagues across the Trust to improve patient outcomes through the robust selection, analysis, and visualisation of data to support clinical and operational decision making. In this role you will be expected to work with Analysts, Data Scientists, and Statisticians within the team and with stakeholders throughout the Christie, extracting insights from data collected throughout the hospital to be presented back to clinical and operational teams to inform improvements.

• Support clinicians, researchers and non-clinical staff in performing statistical analysis and producing data models.
• Use data and technical analysis to extract insight from data for clinical and operational purposes, identifying solutions, recommending process and business rule improvements.
• Interpret statistical results and explain them, verbally and in writing, so as to be understood by non-statisticians.
• Advise on the appropriate techniques for data analysis and interpretation, advising analysts when data science and statistical work is feasible.
• Identify and recommend improvements in reporting, software or other systems, which contribute to the performance of the systems or accuracy of data.
• Utilise explorative data science techniques to extract usable insights from data and explain data-driven recommendations to others through clear visualisations.
• Explore and stay up-to-date with various modelling techniques, advising on those optimal for the purpose.
• Ensure selected techniques remain fit for purpose through ongoing monitoring and robust data pipelines.
• Plan own workload and projects appropriately.
• Test own work and peer‑review team member's work.
• Support the learning of team colleagues and mentor junior team members.
• Create and maintain documentation on analysis undertaken for the creation of tools and reports for CODU projects.
• Any other duties commensurate with the post and grade that may be requested by the Lead Data Scientist.