[Hiring] Data Scientist, Privacy Solutions @Datavant
Apr 02, 2025 - Datavant is hiring a remote Data Scientist, Privacy Solutions. 💸 Salary: £43,000 - £52,000 gbp. 📍Location: UK.
Role Description
Datavant requires an enthusiastic and meticulous data scientist to join our growing team, which interrogates and assesses client information in terms of the re-identification risk to patients. A Data Scientist’s main responsibilities are to process and analyze large health-related datasets and contribute to the subsequent preparation of associated reports. However, there will be opportunities to work on a variety of projects relating to the privacy of individuals in data.
The role is expected to convert to ‘Data Scientist & Privacy Expert’ after completion of training and demonstration of a sufficient level of proficiency.
- Expertise in the manipulation, integration, processing, and interrogation of large datasets.
- Expertise in either R and/or Python, with strong coding skills and annotation protocols.
- Competence in SQL.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail in the production of comprehensive, well-presented reports using excellent English, and strong client-liaison skills.
- A good understanding of statistical probability distributions, bias, error, and power as well as sampling and resampling methods.
- Seeks to understand real-world data in context rather than consider it in abstraction.
- Developed skills in the application of scientific methods to practical problems through experimental design, exploratory data analysis, and hypothesis testing to reach robust conclusions.
- Well-developed time management skills and demonstrable experience in prioritizing work to meet tight deadlines.
- The ability to work both as part of a team and independently, without supervision as required.
- A strong intellectual curiosity with an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on innovation in academia and industry.
- Initiative and ability to independently explore and research novel topics and concepts as they arise, to expand Privacy Solutions’s knowledge base.
Qualifications
- Bonus points if you have an appreciation of the need for effective methods in data privacy and security, and an awareness of the relevant legislation.
- Familiarity with Amazon Web Services cloud-based storage and computing facilities.
- An interest in synthetic data and/or machine learning.
- Detailed knowledge of one or more types of health information, e.g., genomics, health images.
- Experience in creating documents using LATEX.
Requirements
- Post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc.
- Requests for exemptions will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources on a case-by-case basis.
Benefits
- Committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture.
- Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience.
- Estimated total cash compensation range for this role is: £43,000 — £52,000 GBP.
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£43,000 - £52,000 gbp
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UK
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Apr 02, 2025
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