Data Scientist (Data Engineer) London, England
Job description
- The salary for this role is from £41,185 to £44,526. Where the maximum salary is offered a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum may be available for exceptional candidates based on our assessment of your skills and experience.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist (Data Engineer) in our Digital and Technology (D&T) group.
This is a full- time opportunity, on a permanent basis. Our current office locations are Canary Wharf, London or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 4 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 8 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
Who are we?
If you have had a COVID19 vaccine or have ever taken a medicine, or used a medical device, then you have already come into contact with the MHRA. Our vision, One Agency - Delivering for Patients, underpins all that we do as we set out on an ambitious roadmap for change to become a truly world-leading, enabling regulator that protects public health through excellence in regulation and science.
The Digital and Technology Group (D&T) lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for making sure that our scientists, inspectors and all of our staff have the tools and data they need to deliver the very best services they can to improve outcomes for patients and the general public. The Group was essential in the race to approve COIVD vaccines in 2020 and in supporting the UK to set up its own medicines and devices approvals systems to become a sovereign regulator. The work we do matters!
The Technology & Service Operations function is responsible for managing the existing IT infrastructure including both software and hardware, databases and other technology platforms; leading the maintenance of applications directly and through management of outsourced service delivery providers, including the Agency IT and helpdesk; and for the development and QA of and transition to new software and hardware infrastructure.
What’s the role?
This is an exciting role where you will help us to build out our data and analytics capabilities. You will work with stakeholders from across the Agency to incorporate new sources of data into the Agency’s data platforms, ensuring that data is handled consistently and can be traced back to source.
You will help us to build out our data engineering capabilities. You will work in a team of software and data engineers including Power BI developers and data scientists which is responsible for designing and creating dimensional models and stand-alone datasets. The team is also responsible for implementing data pipelines ensuring the availability of up-to-date, cleansed data, supporting the delivery of our mission to improve outcomes for patients and the public. You will work in this team to carve out your role whether it is in PowerBI, ETL, data science or a combination of these.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will be an experienced data scientist/engineer with a strong track record of developing fit for purpose, resilient, scalable and future proof data services to meet users’ needs.
You will have experience of communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, and be able to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
You will have experience of producing data models and understand the different tools that can be used and where to use different types of data models. You will also have some experience or be willing to learn how to support and enhance existing data platforms in the Microsoft Azure/ BI tech stack, including Synapse, Data Factory and Data Lake.
You will have experience of analysing and solving complex problems and concepts and will be able to make decisions based on the available information ensuring that the solution meets business and user needs.
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!
Closing Date: 19th February 2023
Interview Date: 1st March 2023
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The selection process:
Application – please answer all the application questions, ensuring that you provide evidence of how you meet the Technical, Behaviour and Experience Criteria marked ‘A’ in the Person Specification of the job description.
Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
Interview – aligned to the Behaviour, Experience and Strength elements marked ‘I’ in the Person Specification section of the job description.
Presentation – details of the presentation will be provided to applicants invited to interview. It will be aligned to the criteria in the Person Specification marked with a ‘P’.
If selected for the interview, you will be required to do a short presentation and a topic confirmed at the time of interview shortlisting.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact [email protected]
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact [email protected].
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, [email protected].
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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