Data Scientist

Position Overview
An exciting opportunity is available for a Lead Data Scientist to contribute to the enhancement of a national data register supporting vocational education and training. Reporting to a senior leader, this role focuses on transforming complex data into meaningful insights that inform decision-making and improve the quality of nationally significant products. You will play a key role in advancing data capability, developing reporting solutions, and supporting continuous improvement across data processes and systems.

Key Duties

• Produce, analyse, and review high-quality data reports
• Conduct advanced data analysis across multiple data sources
• Cleanse, transform, and manage complex datasets
• Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable insights
• Identify and implement improvements to analytical methods, tools, and reporting outputs
• Support capability uplift by sharing knowledge and expertise within the team

Skills and Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience extracting, interrogating, and analysing complex datasets from multiple sources
• Strong capability in data cleansing, transformation, and working with database structures and data flows
• Well-developed communication skills with the ability to present insights to a range of stakeholders
• Proven organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands
• Experience identifying and implementing improvements to analytics processes, tools, or reporting
• PhD qualification in a relevant quantitative, data, or computing discipline
• Current Baseline security clearance

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Emma on 0480 804 408 or email emma.gibbons@talentinternational.com

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