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About the Role
The Well-being Data Insights and Policy Practice Unit is seeking a Data and Knowledge Scientist to contribute to benchmarking societal progress in OECD member countries using data and policy approaches. This role involves working with the OECD How’s Life? well-being database, flagship reports, and country studies.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated data pipelines (backend and frontend) for the OECD How’s Life? well-being database on the OECD Data Explorer, ensuring robust quality assurance processes.
- Manage regular data updates (at least quarterly) for the How’s Life? database and the Better Life Index.
- Coordinate the data collection process for the Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy, including drafting requests and engaging with national statistical offices.
- Assess the potential application of emerging data science and AI tools and methods to well-being data infrastructure, visualization, and analysis.
- Maintain and further develop the OECD Well-being Data Monitor, including front-end design, integration with the Data Explorer backend, and alignment with OECD web architecture.
- Create compelling and accessible data visualizations to enhance the visibility and uptake of WISE Centre outputs.
- Collaborate with WISE communications team and other OECD communications units.
- Engage with OECD data science network communities to share expertise and contribute to innovation.
- Provide training and technical guidance to the WISE team on data science, automation, and data visualization best practices.
- Analyze and draft content for WISE statistical and policy publications related to well-being topics, such as the How’s Life? flagship report and country studies.
- Analyze well-being outcomes using statistical techniques, including econometric modeling and microdata analysis, across economic, social, and environmental domains.
- Present findings and policy implications to internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage the analysis, drafting, and publication process of WISE knowledge products.
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field with a strong quantitative focus.
- At least four years of relevant experience in applied policy research and/or data science.
- Experience conducting econometric analysis and working with microdata.
- Proven track record in developing and maintaining scalable data infrastructure and automated workflows.
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in well-being-related topics is desired.
- Strong drafting skills in English, with demonstrated experience in applied policy research.
- Openness to adopting new technologies and workflows, including AI-assisted tools, to improve productivity and analytical rigor.
- Fluency in English or French, with knowledge of or willingness to learn the other.
- Candidates must be nationals of OECD member countries.
Skills
- R (preferred) or similar statistical programming languages
- Version control systems (e.g. Git)
- Web development (e.g. JavaScript)
- Data visualization tools
- AI-assisted data analysis and automation tools (e.g. large language models for code development, data cleaning, or drafting support)
- Econometric analysis
- Microdata analysis
- Data infrastructure development
- Automated workflows
- Policy research
- Communication
Location
- Paris, France
Work Type
- Open-ended appointment
Experience Level
- At least four years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Advanced university degree
Salary/Compensations
- Monthly salary starts at 6 008.38 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.
Benefits
- Exempt of French income tax
- Allowances based on eligibility
About the Company
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, working to build better policies for better lives.
- The OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) generates new data and policy approaches to improve people's well-being and reduce inequalities.
- The Well-being Data Insights and Policy Practice Unit has experience in conceptualizing and assessing well-being, building on the OECD Well-being Framework.
Equal Opportunity
- The OECD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates [who are nationals of OECD member countries], irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.