Senior Economic Data Scientist

New Zealand Government
Fixed Term Contract Wellington, Wellington Social Scientists and Related Workers
Posted:
June 16, 2026
Location:
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Job Description

Senior Economic Data Scientist- Model development
A fixed-term opportunity to influence the monetary policy process and the core modelling capability that supports it. This is an opportunity to support effective data management and model implementation as part of a significant upgrade of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's core forecasting and policy model. Te tūranga - The role We have a fixed-term opportunity, providing data management expertise within the RBNZ model development team. As Senior Economic Data Scientist - Model Development, you will contribute to an to meet the evolving needs of the Economics Directorate and the Monetary Policy Committee. In this role you will:
* Support high-quality data management and use within Economics, particularly focused on data storage, management, versioning and pipelines.
* Contribute to the development of our economic modelling capability, including effective use and interrogation of economic model outputs.
* Develop and...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Posted: June 16, 2026
Deadline: July 26, 2026