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• Internal Expression of Interest for Senior Data Scientist with Planning
• Temporary until 30 June 2025
• Office location - Parramatta
• Clerk Grade 9/10 offering salary ranges from $120,859 to $133,183 + super

The role

Our Senior Data Scientist undertakes complex data analytics, interpreting the results of the analysis, providing specialist expert advice and insights to inform decision making and policy; and identifies trends, patterns and clusters within data sets. The role is responsible for delivering data and advanced analytics projects and products and works closely with programmers and data analysts.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Data Scientist

What you will bring to the role

Collaborate with technical experts to develop and implement technological solutions to extracting and analysing large and diverse data sets and manage, update and monitor statistical data and information sources, ensuring data is current, relevant to the applicable natural resource and primary industry sectors.

Work closely with the Manager Data & Analytics to develop and implement data analyses, data collection systems and other strategies that optimise statistical efficiency and quality, interpreting data, and analysing results using statistical techniques to deliver deeper insights into existing datasets and maintaining currency across latest industry developments.

Key knowledge and experience

• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques.
• Experience in analysing large and multiple sets of data and understanding trends, and trend analysis and methodologies.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Data Science or relevant field or equivalent experience.

Join us

Apply online with your resume and cover letter.

Applications close Thursday 21 November 2024 at 11.55pm.

Contact Colin O’Dwyer via colin.odwyer@planning.nsw.gov.au or Karina Maloney via karina.maloney@dpie.nsw.gov.au for further details.

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