Data Scientist

Data science is a broad and fast-moving field spanning maths, statistics, software engineering and communications. Data scientists will often work as part of a multidisciplinary team, using data and analytics to inform and achieve organisational goals.

In this role, you will:

• be inquisitive
• explore and visualise data
• make recommendations to address complex problems and to inform strategic and operational decision making
• use data ethically and appropriately
• be innovative and adaptable
• explore existing and new data using a range of statistical tools and techniques, such as machine learning and predictive analytics
• find patterns in data and transform them into organisational insight

Want to connect with other Data Professionals in Health and Care?

Then join the AnalystX community of practice, here you find specialist community peer groups for:

• Applied Evaluation
• Data Engineering
• Data Science
• Data Viz and BI
• Geo Health
• Gen AI
• NHS Pycom
• NHS R Users
• NHS SQL
• Process Mining
• RAP
• Health Stats User Group (HSUG)

Looking to pursue accreditation as a Data Scientist?

Then look at the Data Science job profiles created by The Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care.