Senior Data Scientist - INTERNAL ONLY

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria 1. Educated to degree level (UG/PG) or equivalent relevant professional experience in a data, health informatics, or research discipline
2. Significant analytical experience working with large-scale linked health datasets, particularly NHS Digital data, for research use
3. Proven expertise in data linkage, harmonisation, ETL processes, data cleaning, validation, and quality control, including leadership of complex data workflows
4. Advanced technical skills in Python and R for automation and complex data processing and transformation
5. Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure and OpenStack and MS SQL Server, including complex queries, views, and stored procedures
6. Extensive experience operating within or leading Trusted Research Environments (TREs), supporting secure data access and output management
7. In-depth understanding of health data governance, including CAG approvals, data access agreements, and data protection legislation, with the ability to exercise independent judgement on complex technical and governance issues
8. Demonstrable experience working with senior academics, research leaders, national collaborations (e.g. UK LLC), and external stakeholders, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain complex issues to non-specialist audiences **Desirable criteria ** 1. PhD in a relevant discipline
2. Experience contributing to institutional or cross-sector data strategy
3. Experience within a UK higher education or research institute environment
4. Familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
5. Prior experience line-managing or functionally leading technical staff Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. ## Further Information At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ [How we Recruit]( pages.