• Suffolk County Council, Ipswich IP1 2BX
• £54,726 - £65,191 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 37 hours per week
• Permanent

We are committed to flexible working, so please read the Job and Person Profile (docx) to find out about the types of flexible working available for this role.

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applicants from minority sexual orientations, minority religions, ethnic minorities, those declaring a disability and those aged over 65, as individuals from these groups, are either underrepresented or not represented in the Public Health and Communities directorate.

Suffolk County Council is seeking to recruit a Lead Data Scientist to deliver a portfolio of data science projects and establish a data science community across the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Integrated Care System (ICS).

• do you have advanced data science skills and expertise, coupled with the ability to influence senior stakeholders?
• would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role as part of an innovative analytical team?
• are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of everyone in Suffolk and North East Essex through the power of advanced analytics?

If yes, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you!

About the new SNEE ICS Intelligence Function

The SNEE ICS has a diverse and talented analytical community, modern data and analytics technology, and engaged stakeholders. A key part of this analytical community is the new SNEE Intelligence Function. This is an analytical collaborative, with representatives from organisations across health, care and the VCSE who will work together to provide actionable insights from data that links information on health, care and the wider determinants of health. Suffolk County Council is hosting the ‘hub’ team of Intelligence Function analysts on behalf of the SNEE ICS, and is working with ICS partners to use new data and insights to support the improvement of health outcomes and the reduction of health inequalities.

Your role and responsibilities

As the Lead Data Scientist in the SNEE ICS Intelligence Function, you will:

• provide outstanding technical skills and thought leadership to the SNEE ICS in the field of data science
• use your advanced technical skills and expertise (which are likely to include advanced knowledge of R, Python, T-SQL, or similar) to identify new integrated data engineering and statistical approaches to improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities
• lead the development of complex data-driven modelling scenarios and be able to identify opportunities for tools, such as machine learning and AI for predictive analytics and natural language processing, to develop insight and find solutions to problems
• play a leading role in our work to realise the full potential of population health management data
• establish a data science community of practice across the SNEE ICS by providing coaching and support in data science to analytical colleagues across SNEE, and by championing the development of data science skills, including working with academic partners to develop training opportunities.

You will be a confident and highly skilled communicator, including delivery of complex data issues to non-technical audiences, some of whom will be very senior.

A truly system-wide role, the Lead Data Scientist will be accountable to the Deputy Director for Strategic Analytics and the Assistant Director, Knowledge, Intelligence and Evidence, through whom partnership with the highly-regarded Suffolk Office for Data and Analytics will be enabled.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you do not meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

We will offer you

• an innovative opportunity to deploy your advanced data science skills to improve the health, care and wellbeing outcomes of the SNEE population, and in particular to use data science to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged in our communities
• you will have the opportunity for significant learning, both in relation to technical data science skills but also the skills of applying analytics and navigating complex and dynamic health and care systems and organisations
• your future career opportunities will be enhanced both by the analytics products you will develop and deliver, but also by the leadership and influencing opportunities this post offers.

Travel and workplace requirements

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but on occasions, there may be a requirement for you to travel to locations away from your contractual base, using reasonable and suitable means available to you. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please contact the recruiting manager listed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements. #LI-Hybrid

For more information

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Alexander Royan (he/him), Deputy Director for Strategic Analytics for SNEE by calling: 07867 208168 or emailing: alexander.royan@snee.nhs.uk
• Anna Crispe (she/her), Consultant in Public Health and Assistant Director of Knowledge, Intelligence and Evidence by calling: 07906 084156 or emailing: anna.crispe@suffolk.gov.uk

How to apply

Step 1: Read the advert and the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).

Step 2: Write a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP. You should use the Supporting Statement template (other formats may not be accepted). Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Step 3: Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application and upload your supporting statement on the final page (without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed).

If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us on: 03456 014412 or on: recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 11.30pm, 17 May 2023.

Interview date: W/c 12 June 2023.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.

Benefits include:

• Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• The opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
• A supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• An occupational sick pay scheme
• Learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
• Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
• A range of staff networks centred around equality groups
• Plus more

If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Working for Suffolk County Council pages (www.Suffolk.gov.uk/careers).