Senior Policy Data Scientist
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Introduction
This vacancy is part of a coordinated recruitment campaign for the Data Science Unit across Technopolis Groups offices. To check the general requirements or explore other locations return to the central campaign page.
Job title: Senior Policy Data Scientist
Location: London or Brighton UK (Hybrid)
Position: Full time / Permanent
Deadline for applications: 13 June 2025
About Technopolis
Founded in 1989 Technopolis Group is an independent research and consultancy company European leader in providing strategic policy advice to public sector institutions at the local regional national and international levels (such as the European institutions) as well as to third sector organisations publicprivate partnerships and research organisations.
Our Group is active in many areas such as Research & Innovation Life Sciences & Health Education & Skills Green economy Industry and entrepreneurship Regional and urban development Digital economy and Open science.
We have grown steadily over the past 30 years and delivered over 4000 projects. Technopolis Group has offices in ten European cities and offices in Colombia (Bogot) and Ivory Coast (Abidjan). Our team of consultants brings an educational mix in a variety of policy social environmental science disciplines and linguistic richness originating from 40countries and covering 30 languages.
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The team
The selected person will be part of the Technopolis Group Data Science Unit (DSU) whose members work in different country offices. The growing team of DSU data scientists have diversified academic backgrounds but a shared passion for developing data science applications to improve policymaking. The unit works in policy consulting jobs for our clients but also conducts R&D to develop new untested and exciting applications potentially in collaboration with internal and external partners.
The DSU is active in all types of data science applications in policymaking. See Examples include record linkage building classifiers semantic and sentiment analysis web scraping and dynamic visualisations. Additionally the team is looking forward to expanding its portfolio of techniques using realtime indicators causal AI and generative AI. Experience in these last techniques or a general understanding of their functioning combined with a demonstrable willingness to master them is highly desirable.
About this job
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Work alongside policy consultants to prepare and submit proposals to our clients and lead proposals with heavy data science components.
- Design and manage the data science components of studies.
- Apply suitable data science techniques to deliver evidencebased consulting
- Develop and promote a proportionate and ethical use of AI anddata science techniques
- Extract clean integrate and validate data from various sources to ensure highquality datasets
- Develop dashboards and data visualisations to communicate insights effectively
- Prepare reports and presentations tailored to different target audiences
- Explain the strengths limitations and opportunities of data science methods and internal databases to clients and nontechnical colleagues
- Shape policy recommendations using advanced data science methods and translate results into actionable messages for decisionmakers
Your profile
Experience: At least 3 years ideally 5 in a consulting or research environment in data science applied to policy analysis including experience managing small data science teams and contributing to the design and writing of data science components in project proposals.
Academic background: A Masters degree (or equivalent qualification) and demonstrable data science skills acquired through formal education (degree in data science statistics or related) specialised training) or relevant professional experience. At least one of their academic degrees should be in a social science or a related field (such as economics statistics innovation studies sociology geography or political science) or include a strong foundation in the social sciences.
Technical expertise
- Knowledge of Python is required knowledge of R and SQL is an advantage
- Experience of techniques such as NLP machine learning and LLMs is desirable
- Experience with tools such as Git and Github Docker and cloud platforms is highly desirable
Other desirable attributes
- Ability to deliver tasks under tight deadlines
- Strong communication and analytical skills
- Excellent command of spoken and written English is essential and fluency in other European languages is considered an asset
- Highly selfmotivated intellectually curious and capable of working independently while managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel and work within multidisciplinary international teams
We are always pleased to hear from international candidates however you must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Our offer
We supportcareer progression including through training and development opportunities as well as mentoring by senior colleagues. Career opportunities are real with almost the entire senior team being home grown. The company also provides opportunities for its more senior staff to become shareholders subject to Board approval.
Technopolis is committed to promotingequality diversity and inclusion within policy evaluation and our current team comprises people from varied backgrounds and at all levels of seniority. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in all arenas from recruitment through to senior management and our board. We celebrate and value the unique contributions of every individual and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
Technopolis is also committed to creating social value both within the assignments we undertake and for our team as a whole. We have a commitment to diversity through our Scholarship Programme for Black British Students at Sussex University and through our links with the university more broadly. Through our projects we provide outreach opportunities to schools and colleges as a mechanism of raising awareness of societal challenges and associated policy solutions. Our environmental policies set out general principles for how we work in a sustainable and environmentally positive way.
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The closing date for receipt of applications is 13 June 2025.
About us
At Technopolis Group we began our journey as pioneers in the evaluation of science technology and innovation policies. While evaluation remains a cornerstone of our identity weve evolved into a trusted partner for evidencebased decisionmaking across a wide spectrum of policy areas.
Today our multidisciplinary experts offer strategic advice forwardlooking foresight and robust project and network management even in the most complex contexts. We combine cuttingedge data analytics with a deep understanding of policy to deliver insights that are both rigorous and actionable. From assessing policy effectiveness to measuring impact and communicating results to diverse audiences we ensure clarity relevance and reach.
We dont believe in onesizefitsall solutions. Instead we collaborate closely with our clients to design tailored approaches that truly meet their needs.
Our work spans the globe and the governance spectrum partnering with international institutions such as the European Commission and multilateral development banks as well as with national regional and local authorities. We also support universities research centres business networks clusters and incubators helping them navigate complexity and drive impact.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
