Senior Data Scientist
PRA ·www.pra.com.au
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Senior Data Scientist, Contract, Sydney (2 positions)
About the opportunity
A NSW Government agency is expanding its Chief Data Office, adding two Senior Data Scientist contractors to a program of advanced analytics and modern AI work supporting nationally significant public safety initiatives. This is a rare government brief that genuinely wants both classical statistical rigour and hands-on modern AI capability, not a platform-engineering role dressed up as data science.
The role
What's on offer
Or send your CV to cian.storey@pra.com.au
About the opportunity
A NSW Government agency is expanding its Chief Data Office, adding two Senior Data Scientist contractors to a program of advanced analytics and modern AI work supporting nationally significant public safety initiatives. This is a rare government brief that genuinely wants both classical statistical rigour and hands-on modern AI capability, not a platform-engineering role dressed up as data science.
The role
- Lead the design and delivery of advanced statistics and machine learning solutions, including regression, classification, time series analysis, Bayesian methods and causal inference
- Design and deliver scientifically defensible AI and modern deep learning solutions, with humans in the loop and strict governance requirements
- Own the full lifecycle of data science problems, from problem definition through to model development, validation, deployment and monitoring
- Work hands-on with large, complex and sensitive government datasets
- Act as a mentor and trusted advisor, translating complex analytical work into plain language for non-technical stakeholders
- 8 to 10 years' industry experience delivering advanced statistics, data science and applied research in complex environments
- Tertiary qualification in a quantitative discipline (Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or related)
- Expert-level Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch or TensorFlow) and very strong SQL
- Hands-on exposure to modern AI techniques, including deep learning (computer vision, NLP or transformer-based models)
- Ability to obtain a Baseline security clearance and eligibility to obtain Negative Vetting 1 (NV1), you do not need to already hold NV1
What's on offer
- Long-term, genuinely high-impact project with real scope to upskill across ICT areas of interest
- Access to online ICT industry learning subscriptions and ongoing on-the-job training
- 5 minute walk to public transport (trains and buses)
- Contract through to 30 June 2027 with a realistic possibility of extension
- Day rate: $920 to $965 per day plus GST
Or send your CV to cian.storey@pra.com.au
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The Senior Data Scientist role with PRA is based in Sydney, NSW, AU.
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