Occupational summary  

Data Scientists find information in diverse datasets to address complex problems and improve organisational processes.  They are inquisitive, they explore and visualise data of all kinds, find and present ‘stories’ within the data in a meaningful way to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.  They make recommendations to inform strategic and operational decision making through sourcing, accessing and manipulating data, and engineering data processes.  They identify and address data biases, and handle private data ethically and appropriately, complying with (inter)national privacy regulations. They use the insights gathered about the data they have analysed to inform and achieve organisational goals.  They achieve desired outcomes by planning, organising and managing resources effectively. 

Typical jobs include:
Data Scientist, Data Engineer