Senior Scientific Officer - Statistics & Data Science

Key Skills

Data science techniques, Statistics, Mathematics

Job Description

Senior Scientific Officer - Statistics & Data Science

The duties and responsibilities of the incumbent, in the Data Analytics Consulting Centre (DACC), Department of Statistics and Data Science, include, but are not limited to the following -

• Secure, co-ordinate and supervise consulting projects for the DACC.
• Lead student teams and work hands-on to create practical solutions for our clients.
• Take lead in solving problems from consulting projects by using state-of-the-art methodology from statistics, data science, mathematics and computer science.
• Take lead in producing technology ('minimum viable products) for the delivery of consulting project results.
• Assist with literature reviews for consulting and advisory projects.
• Handle student walk-in consultations.
• Build and maintain relationship with companies.
• Manage consulting and research legal contracts.
• Obtain funding approval for the DACC Executive Training courses and workshops.
• Organize data science conferences and meet-ups.
• Manage executive training courses and workshops.

Qualifications/Requirements/Other info

• PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Data Science , with experience in managing research projects.
• Remuneration is based on a 12-month salary structure, with annual variable bonus which is subject to incumbent’s performance and the University/School’s prevailing remuneration policies.
• The incumbent will be emplaced at an appropriate appointment grade based on his/her individual merits.
• To expedite application processing, a copy of academic certificates and transcripts from GCE O-level onwards should be uploaded via the online application portal.