Whiteshield Data Scientist - AI Economics Unit

Role Overview

Whiteshield Data Scientist - AI Economics Unit at Whiteshield, combining AI with economic expertise to solve real policy challenges.

Role Purpose

Turn data into decisions that shape how governments and businesses set policy, manage resources, and plan for growth by combining AI, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and economic modelling to extract actionable intelligence from diverse data sources.

Key Responsibilities

Data Pipeline & Analytics

• Design and automate data pipelines that process satellite imagery, trade data, and macroeconomic indicators.
• Combine AI, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and economic modelling to extract actionable intelligence.
• Power interactive dashboards and rankings that communicate findings to stakeholders.

Strategy & Impact

• Build strategy tools that deliver measurable impact for policy and business decisions.
• Understand problems, ideate solutions that address core needs, build them technically, then communicate them with clarity and confidence.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work directly with senior government officials, global institutions, and major corporations to shape national policy, competitiveness strategies, and sustainable growth plans.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong data science foundation or technical consulting background.
• Demonstrated problem-solving drive with focus on real-world impact.
• Intellectual curiosity and capability across problem understanding, solution design, technical build, and communication.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in AI and machine learning.
• Geospatial analysis expertise.
• Economic modelling capability.
• Data pipeline design and automation.
• Dashboard and visualization development.
• Technical literacy across multiple domains.

Additional Information

• Room to innovate and pilot new technologies when you identify better approaches.
• Access to cutting-edge tools including AI, large language models, predictive modelling, geospatial analytics, and simulation platforms.
• Structured growth through hands-on mentoring and project-based skill transfer from senior experts.