Strategic Insight Data Science Lead

Division / Department - Corporate Development
Grade - Level 2
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Range - £54,178 - £62,807
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

It is an exciting time in regards to the technological advancements, exploitation and visualisation of data. In this role you will be at the forefront of advancing analytical techniques in predictive data modelling, data science and machine learning, to provide insights from complex data holdings to enable data informed decision making at all levels and departments of the organisation. You will lead a small team of specialists and work alongside professionals in data engineering, pipelines, flows and visualisation. You will have a close working relationship with force leads in Performance and Research which are vital aspects of the department.

• A degree in statistics, mathematics or a statistically-related discipline
• Demonstrate work experience as a BI Developer or Data Scientist
• Strong data modelling background with experience working with multiple data sources both cloud and on-premise
• Industry experience in delivering Power BI / Microsoft Analytics solutions, with a good grounding in all associated areas including development, Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Rollout and Adoption
• Knowledge or experience of Data Factory, Data Lake, Azure SQL database, Azure SQL Data warehouse, Azure Analysis Services, Power BI embedded
• Detailed understanding or experience of how to develop cloud-based data solutions and architecture
• Proficiency in data science languages such as Python and R, including the use of modern development environments like Fabri notebooks
• Detailed understanding of various data technologies in Azure / Fabric
• Strong SQL skills for querying and creation of views/tables, functions and stored procedures
• Experience in gathering BI requirements and understand the business on different levels
• Experience in building dashboards, reports and cubes using SQL, MDX, DAX, Power BI or other visualization tools
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Understanding dimensional modelling, ideally for Financial services and Public Sector
• Good communications, interpersonal and presentation skills in order to influence internal stakeholders
• Ability to self-manage and work in a dynamic environment
• Experience of achieving results as a consequence of engaging with other business areas
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working and influence other parts of the business to adopt
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships across Surrey business areas, regional and national colleagues, representing Surrey Police at executive level meetings

Ability to manage conflicting priorities, negotiate solutions and resolve problems with colleagues and customers. A flexible and responsive approach to meeting work demands. Positive about change, adapts rapidly to changing circumstances and encourages flexibility in others.

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We value diversity and strive to ensure our recruitment and services are open and accessible to all. We are proud members of Disability Confident, Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, and the Race at Work Charter, and we align with the Armed Forces Covenant and HeForShe movement. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We would love to hear from you regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, social status, or religious belief.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces. The current agreed recruitment principles are: vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces; vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force unless advertised externally; if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment.

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self-employed workers) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

• Reference number: SYSX STAFF04603
• Date posted: 06/10/2025
• Closing date: 07/11/2025
• Location: Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford