Delivering business impact
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- show an understanding of the organisation and the benefits of data science
- develop data science products as part of a team
- create basic visuals and presentations to communicate data science effectively
- show knowledge of data and analysis and can discuss how to align them to meet user needs
- 2. Working
You can:
- show an understanding of the organisation and the benefits of data science
- collaborate to help identify user needs and develop and deliver data science products
- communicate effectively and present analysis and visualisations tailored to your audience
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- lead and support your organisation area by using data science to create change
- identify opportunities to develop data science products to support organisational objectives, while collaborating across the organisation to fulfil goals
- show an understanding of the role of user research, and can design and manage processes to gather and establish user needs
- communicate relevant and compelling stories effectively and present analysis and data visualisations clearly to get across complex messages
- work with colleagues to implement scalable data science products, and to understand maintenance requirements
- 4. Expert
You can:
- champion the role of data science within the organisation
- understand and champion user research, and can design and manage processes to gather and establish user needs
- identify and create opportunities to develop and deliver data science products to support organisational objectives, while collaborating across the organisation to fulfil meaningful goals
- take responsibility for delivering scalable data science products into the organisation, and establishing maintenance support
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trainee data scientist | Data scientist | 4 | Awareness |
| Associate data scientist | Data scientist | 5 | Working |
| Data scientist | Data scientist | 6 | Working |
| Principal data scientist | Data scientist | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead data scientist | Data scientist | 8a | Expert |
| Head of data science | Data scientist | 8b | Expert |