Full-timeTech & engineering· Posted 25 May

Senior/ Data Scientist, Data Practice

GovTech SingaporeFrom company site

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Full-time hours

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Singapore

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Work mode: On-site
Experience: Some experience

About the role

GovTech's Data Practice is hiring a Data Scientist at intermediate to senior level to advance responsible data use across the whole of government. You will work at the intersection of data engineering, AI, privacy and governance, developing standards, platforms and tools that help agencies build high-quality data products. This role suits someone with a strong machine learning foundation who enjoys applied research and translating findings into practical, deployable solutions.

What you'll do

Design and run rigorous experiments to evaluate emerging privacy-enhancing technologies and AI-enabled solutions
Build proof-of-concepts that show real-world applicability and measurable impact

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Keep up with academic research and turn findings into deployable solutions

Share knowledge with government and international partners, including through publications

Work directly with government agencies to understand their privacy challenges and operational constraints

Design and run pilot programmes to test privacy-enhancing technology solutions

Gather user feedback and iterate based on deployment experience

Provide ongoing technical consultation and hands-on support to agencies adopting privacy technology

Identify opportunities where privacy-enhancing technologies can address common data challenges across government

Architect and develop scalable solutions for widespread adoption across the whole of government

Establish implementation pathways and adoption frameworks for new privacy technologies

Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, software engineers and product managers

Partner with agencies to align technical solutions with regulatory and governance requirements

For senior hires: identify and evaluate emerging technologies for government use cases

For senior hires: shape team direction by defining high-impact problem areas and prioritising initiatives

For senior hires: scope and drive projects end-to-end from exploration to scaled deployment

For senior hires: engage policy, engineering and vendor stakeholders to align on problem framing and solution design

For senior hires: mentor team members and help build a high-performing team

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Location: Singapore
Candidates assessed based on experience and may be considered at intermediate or senior level
Learning and development opportunities available all year round

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics or a related field
At least 2-3 years of relevant professional experience
Strong foundation in machine learning with hands-on model development and experimentation
Strong programming proficiency in Python
Extensive experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
Ability to analyse model behaviour, diagnose training issues and design experiments to optimise performance and reliability

Benefits

Purposeful career making lives better
Continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round

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