1 week ago

Data Scientist

Nous Group

Perth

1 week ago

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Data Scientist

Nous Group is seeking a Data Scientist to apply data science skills to complex strategic challenges in Australia. The role involves quantitative analysis, building reproducible analytical products, and translating technical findings into practical insights for clients. Strong proficiency in R or similar languages is required.

AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeEntry LevelRPython

Data Scientist

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AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeEntry LevelR

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Perth, Western Australia, Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Not Applicable

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

RPythonJuliaSQLR ShinyFlaskStreamlitClaudeCodexAzure DevOpsGitLabGitHubStatistical ModellingData VisualisationCausal InferenceGeospatial AnalysisInteractive ReportingAgentic CodingEconometric AnalysisForecasting

Soft Skills

CommunicationProblem SolvingCollaborationAdaptabilityCritical ThinkingClient Relationship Building

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Program EvaluationPublic PolicyEconomicsHealth EconomicsFunding ModelsEducationInfrastructureRegulation

Key Responsibilities

•Contribute to major evaluations, reviews, pricing and funding models, strategic advisory engagements and reform programs for government and private sector clients
•Design and undertake quantitative analysis using statistical and data science methods to answer complex policy, operational and strategic questions
•Prepare, clean, validate and analyse large and complex datasets from multiple sources
•Develop reproducible code, analytical workflows and technical documentation using R
•Build clear and compelling visualisations, dashboards and analytical outputs that support stakeholder decision making
•Translate technical findings into accessible insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences
•Contribute specialist analytical input to proposals, methodologies and project approaches
•Work closely with consulting teams and client stakeholders to shape analytical approaches and interpret findings in context
•Support quality assurance of analytical work through testing, peer review and documentation
•Contribute to the development of Nous intellectual property, reusable analytical tools, methods and capability

Data ScienceConsultingRPythonSQLStatistical ModellingData VisualisationGovernmentStrategyFull-time

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

CommunicationProblem SolvingCollaborationAdaptabilityCritical ThinkingClient Relationship Building

Key Responsibilities

•Contribute to major evaluations, reviews, pricing and funding models, strategic advisory engagements and reform programs for government and private sector clients

•Design and undertake quantitative analysis using statistical and data science methods to answer complex policy, operational and strategic questions

•Prepare, clean, validate and analyse large and complex datasets from multiple sources

•Develop reproducible code, analytical workflows and technical documentation using R

•Build clear and compelling visualisations, dashboards and analytical outputs that support stakeholder decision making

•Translate technical findings into accessible insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences

•Contribute specialist analytical input to proposals, methodologies and project approaches

•Work closely with consulting teams and client stakeholders to shape analytical approaches and interpret findings in context

•Support quality assurance of analytical work through testing, peer review and documentation

•Contribute to the development of Nous intellectual property, reusable analytical tools, methods and capability