Jack Kennedy
Senior Data Scientist
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJack Kennedy is a Senior Data Scientist at the UK Health Security Agency with six years of experience combining rigorous statistical research and operational infectious disease modelling. He earned a PhD in Statistics from Newcastle University and progressed from academic research to applied data science roles, including a year at Jumping Rivers where he translated models into production-ready analytics. At UKHSA he specialises in real-time epidemic modelling and decision-focused inference, bringing Bayesian and time-series methods to urgent public health questions. Colleagues describe him as someone who bridges deep quantitative thinking with pragmatic code-first delivery, often turning complex models into interpretable tools for policymakers. Based in England, he blends academic rigor with hands-on deployment experience—a profile that suits high-stakes, time-sensitive modelling work.
6 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at Newcastle University
Github Skills (17)
r-package9
scoring9
linter8
r8
forecasting6
code-analysis6
tidy5
python5
static-code-analysis5
machine-learning4
tidymodels4
forecast4
time-series-forecasting3
cran3
git3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jcken95/creepr
Oct 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 14 pushes in 2 years
jcken95/CV
Nov 2019 - Oct 2024
My CV - find out how boring my life has been.
Contributions:1 review, 12 PRs, 20 pushes in 4 years 11 months
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