Role:
One of our healthcare consultancy clients is looking for a data scientist to join a growing Data & Analytics function in southern Ireland. This role involves working closely with public and private healthcare stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions that drive system improvement and strategic insight.
Responsibilities:
- Develop demand & capacity models to support operational planning and strategic development
- Design and implement simulation models to test operational scenarios and recommend optimised workflows or resource allocations
- Provide population health analytics, segmenting patient populations, analysing unmet need, and identifying risk/opportunity
- Translate technical analysis into clear, non-technical recommendations for senior stakeholders (e.g. healthcare executives, operations leads)
- Lead workshops and engage with clients to understand requirements and create roadmaps
- Support business development: contribute to proposals, strategy development, and client pitches with data-driven insights
Required Skills/Experience:
- Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, Physics (or relevant background)
- Strong programming skills (Python)
- Understanding of Irish healthcare systems (public and private sector)
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills: ability to translate technical content into business insight
- Consulting mindset with experience working with non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and mentor junior team members
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Strategic thinker with a passion for healthcare transformation
- Curious, data-driven problem solver who is comfortable with ambiguity
- Excellent collaborator, comfortable working in cross-functional teams (operations, finance, clinical)
- Confident presenter, able to run workshops and explain data science/analytical to non-technical stakeholders
About The Company
- Join a fast-growing analytics team within a leading healthcare & life-science consultancy
- Opportunity to shape analytics strategy for healthcare providers and life sciences companies in Ireland
- Work on high-impact projects: capacity modelling, population health, automation, and operational analytics
- Professional development: mentoring from senior data scientists and consultants, and experience managing senior stakeholders
- Competitive compensation, aligned with top consultancies
