Data Scientist
Job summary
The postholder will provide data science analytical expertise to support the organisations population health priorities but also contribute analytical projects within the System limb of the Population Analytics function.
In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do:
- Commissioning for Value and Outcomes
- Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace
- Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways
- Financial Discipline / 2% Productivity
- Advancing Health Equity
- Integrated Partnership
Main duties of the job
- The postholder will apply a range of analytical and statistical methodologies relevant to population health data, producing coherent overviews of population demographics and characteristics.
- They will work with multiple data sources from population health, patient experience, cost and workforce metrics.
- They will support complex evidence-based insight analysis on the burden of population disease.
- They will support complex evidence-based insight analysis on health inequalities and inequities.
- They will advise non analytical report users in the interpretation of population insights.
- They will support complex evaluations of commissioned service intervention impact and costs.
- Support the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
- They will triage and identify solutions for emerging data science questions and projects, deciding on approach with Data Science Team colleagues.
- Work in, and promote, modern Open-Source data science languages such as Python, R, Julia or other languages.
- The post holder will be required to work on projects across the whole Population Analytics team as directed by the Head Data Scientist
About us
Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull Integrated Care System bring together the NHS, councils and voluntary sector to serve 2.7 million people. Our vision is to be the healthiest place to live and work, improving life chances and reducing inequalities.
You will model system values, champion inclusion and actively address health inequalities, helping create an environment where everyone can thrive. In return, the Cluster offers a supportive, ambitious and inclusive environment with opportunities to develop and work across partners to deliver meaningful change.
The ICB is committed to having a workforce which is representative of the population of Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull Cluster. Our current staffing profile demonstrates that we are not as representative as we would like to be at this level within the organisation. We would actively welcome applications from women and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
The ICB is registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We actively welcome applications from applicants with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to participate in the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be accountable for:
- The postholder will apply a range of analytical and statistical methodologies relevant to population health data, producing coherent overviews of population demographics and characteristics.
- They will work with multiple data sources from population health, patient experience, cost and workforce metrics.
- They will support complex evidence-based insight analysis on the burden of population disease.
- They will support complex evidence-based insight analysis on health inequalities and inequities.
- They will advise non analytical report users in the interpretation of population insights.
- They will support complex evaluations of commissioned service intervention impact and costs.
- Support the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
- They will triage and identify solutions for emerging data science questions and projects, deciding on approach with Data Science Team colleagues.
- Work in, and promote, modern Open Source data science languages such as Python, R, Julia or other languages
- The post holder will be required to work on projects across the whole Population Analytics team as directed by the Head Data Scientist
- To manage and work as part of a dynamic team to drive the delivery of a range of business initiatives and improvements.
- To provide technical skills training to other staff, both on a 1:1 basis and in a classroom environment.
- To ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the department.
Please refer to the full job description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of supporting project/ programme delivery.
- Knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma, Masters level study, or equivalent experience in statistics, data science, machine learning, epidemiology, mathematics or related quantitative discipline
- Knowledge of specialist areas in data science, statistics, machine leaning or analytics
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the ICB/ICS and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Personal Qualities
- You conduct yourself in a caring and considerate manner at all times.
- You are respectful to others and listen to others
- You operate with openness and honesty and ensure you are approachable in conducting your role
- Professionalism and understanding difference is key
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- A demonstrable understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion with evidence of personal impact in these areas
Skills and Abilities
- Coding skills in R, Python, Julia or other Open Source coding languages
- Ability to use GitHub.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with ICS partners and Providers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Highlight difficult and controversial issues including performance and change to senior managers
- Putting the long-term health, social care and well-being needs
- of the population first (system first)
- Working collaboratively with other leaders to achieve
- excellence in everything we do
- Holding yourself and others to account for delivering better outcomes
- Being inclusive, supportive and empowering at all times
- Engaging and enabling those working towards the aims we have as a collective
- Evidence of familiarity with and application of statistical techniques beyond those of descriptive statistics
- Experience of machine learning, simulation, forecasting, regression or other advanced methods.
Autonomy
- You will be expected to manage your workload autonomously
Experience
- Knowledge of specialist areas including health and service redesign acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
- Demonstrate an understanding of datasets and data sources including the quality
- and reliability of the data.
- Experience of triangulating data from different sources and demonstrate an
- appreciation of the differences that might occur in large datasets.
- Good working knowledge with relevant analysis software including R, Python, SQL Server or equivalents.
- Good working knowledge of relevant statistical packages, visualisation tools and inferential methods.
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Integrated Care Board
Address
Black Country Integrated Care Board
St. Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/