Description
Deputy Director- Advanced Analytics- Data Analysis- to start ASAP running until 31st March 2021 initially, paying £1000 p/day via an Umbrella Service, Inscope of IR35- Remote working for a London based client.SmartSourcing are currently looking for a Deputy Director of Advanced Analytics to join our prestigious government client to establish a new function which will lead on exploratory analysis with data and to lead and manage a joint work-program across other government departments.
A very significant part of the role will comprise collaborating with key external stakeholders to establish a coherent overall work program on Covid risks and to lead on specific projects. This element will be as important as providing leadership within the department.Contributing to the ongoing design and build of the department as it develops to Full Operating Capability.
As Deputy Director of Advanced Analytics you will:
- Lead a team of 10-15 or so data scientists, economists/econometricians, statisticians and analysts, who are focused on:
- Bringing advanced techniques across a range of disciplines to bear on pressing policy questions relating to concentrations of risk and the drivers of transmissio
-Working closely with international, national, regional and sectoral teams to strengthen the analytic base underpinning assessment work
- Establishing and maintaining, together with public health experts and behavioural scientists in the department, a long-term research program to enhance JBC's ability to answer upcoming policy questions
- Building a transparent library of code documenting analysis undertaken to provide an audit trail for it, allowing others (including in other organisations) to replicate and build on the work, and to allow for the routine outputs to be created from it on the build side of the department.
To be considered for this role
- Experienced manager and leader of a large technical team, demonstrating all competencies expected
- Experienced in working with complex data and information feeds within a relevant field (such as statistics, data science, biosecurity, health, or national security)
- Experience leading a data analytics function
- Experience managing relationships with senior external stakeholders and establishing effective collaborations that make the whole more than the sum of the parts
It would also be good if you had:
- Developed vetting and current strap clearances to enable you to handle sensitive intelligence should it arise.
If intrested please apply online in the first instance.
SmartSourcing provides services as an Employment Agency and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of age, race, religion, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation.