#SGUnitedJobs - Data Scientist

Data Scientist (1-Year Contract)

Research & Data Analytics Resource Unit (RaDAR)

We would like to invite interested applicants to apply for this position in the Research and Strategy Management Division at the Ministry of National Development. You will be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that provides timely and relevant research to policymakers to inform the policy making process.

Responsibilities

Using data science techniques, you will undertake research and analysis on issues that are relevant to the Ministry to enable evidence-based policy formulation. These issues include:

• Assessing and monitoring public housing affordability, as well as understanding the public housing needs of Singaporeans;
• Developing surveillance capabilities to better understand key drivers that affect property market prices in Singapore;
• Deepening our knowledge of housing and related social issues faced by different population segments and the efficacy of related policies; and
• Understanding the social cohesiveness of our community and residents’ sentiments toward the living environment.

You will work in multi-disciplinary teams, and with policymakers and other agencies, to develop and conduct quantitative studies to address and pre-empt policy needs. These include the development of dashboards for monitoring and visualisation purposes, applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence to uncover insights, as well as in-depth studies that may involve predictive elements. You will assist in the management of a data laboratory including related data administration and governance work.

You will have the opportunity to engage a diverse group of stakeholders in the public service, academia and private sector on research-related issues. You will also undertake secretariat duties for important policy platforms.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in Data Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related disciplines with substantial quantitative or computational content
• Able to utilise data analytics tools for data wrangling (e.g. R, Python)
• Strong background in machine learning, statistical modelling techniques, and techniques for analysing unstructured data is an advantage
• Experience in handling data (e.g. SQL, ETL, Hadoop), data visualization (e.g. creating dashboards on R Shiny, Tableau) or usage of GIS tools (e.g. ArcGIS) will be an advantage
• Able to explain research results simply and logically
• Able to synthesize different perspectives and be comfortable working with researchers from various backgrounds such as sociology, psychology and economics.

• All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.