NEC Software Solutions
Healthcare
DataTeamLeader
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“Data Team Leader at NEC Software Solutions. Skills: Data Team Leadership, R programming, SQL proficiency, Statistical expertise, Data cleansing and quality assurance. Oversee a team of data scientists and data analysts, manage workload, identify upskilling opportunities, coordinate report production, contribute to statistical oversight, explore ML/advanced statistical methodologies, support team development, work with clinical registries, collaborate with clinicians and other teams.”
What You'll Achieve.
Support the analytical requirements of clinical steering committees. Support the development of the DSA team. Develop new registries and health data reporting procedures to support the work of the NHS and private UK healthcare providers. Meet delivery timelines. Deliver collaborative outputs. Build an extensive clinical knowledge base.
Industry & Context.
system design; statistical oversight; data efficacy boards; explore new opportunities for the application of machine learning and advanced statistical methodologies; respond creatively to analytical briefs; problem-solving skills
Must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. This role will require UK Security Clearance. A Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may be required.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
A postgraduate degree in computer science, statistics, biology or a related quantitative discipline. Expert R (R Studio) programming skills for manipulation/cleaning, report generation, visualisation of data, statistical analysis and modelling. Experience leading a team of data scientists or analysts. Proficiency with SQL (Azure) for data manipulation, extract creation and aggregation of data from disparate sources. Proven experience cleansing, processing and managing large data sets. Proven experience responding creatively to analytical briefs. Experience with data warehouses and open database connectivity. Statistical expertise (including survival analysis and predictive modelling). The ability to deliver under pressure and without regular supervision. Proven problem-solving skills and ability to work to deadlines. Self-motivation and a flexible approach to work. The ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
Nice to Have
Experience working with health data including clinical data registries. Experience working with ‘unclean’ data and free text. An interest in the application of machine learning, NLP and AI to solve problems related to health data and patient safety. Experience using Snowflake/DBT. Prompt Engineering for Github Copilot or equivalent.
What You'll Do.
Oversee a team of data scientists and data analysts
identify upskilling opportunities
coordinate report production
contribute to statistical oversight
explore ML/advanced statistical methodologies
support team development
work with clinical registries
collaborate with clinicians and other teams.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with the data science and analytics team, clinicians, data quality, development, business analyst and business consultant teams. Liaise with industry and academic partners. Thrive in a collaborative team environment.
Communication Scope
Liaise with industry and academic partners; Liaise with members of the data quality, development, business analyst and business consultant teams; meeting regularly with clinical steering committees; Work closely with clinicians
Process & Methodology
Prioritise and schedule the competing workloads of the team to meet delivery timelines
Full Job Description
Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at [www.necsws.com](http://www.necsws.com/) Please note this role has the flexibility to be hybrid working or fully remote based on your location. Working within the Healthcare (registries) division of NEC Software Solutions you will oversee a team of data scientists and data analysts (DSA) who’s duties feature a mix of maintaining existing applications, regular and bespoke report generation, dashboard creation, documenting code bases, cleansing datasets, identifying data quality issues in large databases and support the analytical requirements of clinical steering committees. Your primary responsibilities will be to manage the workload of the team, identify opportunities for team members to upskill, coordinate/standardise the production of reports, contribute to the statistical oversight and data efficacy boards, explore new opportunities for the application of machine learning and advanced statistical methodologies to health data and support the development of the DSA team. The focus of your work will be on data that is held in clinical registries relating to various performance outcomes for patients who have undergone surgical or medical interventions. This role involves working closely with the data science and analytics team, as well as clinicians, to develop new registries and health data reporting procedures to support the work of the NHS and private UK healthcare providers. This role has the flexibility to be hybrid working or fully remote based on your location and may require occasional trips to the head office in Hemel Hempstead or other NEC/NHSE locations in the UK to facilitate in-person meetings. Key responsibilities include: * Oversee a team of data scientists and data analysts * Prioritise and schedule the competing workloads of the team to meet delivery timelines * Lead regular update and 1-to-1 meetings with team members * Liaise with industry and academic partners to align and improve
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