Job Description: Works with agency partners and outside stakeholders to gather and analyze data regarding a variety of issues and topics in order to develop data driven solutions to difficult business challenges.
Only local candidates will be considered for this position. Create, maintain, and revise metric reports used for IOT transparency. Monitor and troubleshoot data sets as needed.
The Data Scientist position will work with agency partners and outside stakeholders to gather and analyze data regarding a variety of issues and topics in order to develop data driven solutions to difficult business challenges.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent IOT in meetings and other events with technical and non-technical agency stakeholders to understand, analyze, and make recommendations regarding the customer's data transparency needs.
- Gather data, experiment, and develop automation processes to improve the agency customer experience.
- Use customer-based feedback and best practices to design, develop, and implement dashboards and other visual materials to support customer billing and data transparency.
- Present IOT recommendations and products to stakeholders and customers at all levels.
- Create, maintain, and revise metric reports and key performance indicators associated with the business area to inform IOT chief executives.
- Be technically and quantitatively proficient, while also capable of delivering qualitative strategic advice and recommendation to senior leaders.
- Create, review, update, and enhance IOT's Data Driven Decision Portal (D3P) and will provide updates on this resource to agency and customer stakeholders.
- Become a subject matter expert in practices and processes associated with current IOT data collection, retention, and dissemination.
JOB REQUIREMENTS•Knowledge using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate and draw insights from large data sets
•Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on data driven solutions
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams
•Knowledge of project management principles
•Ability to analyze policies and procedures and be able to recommend improvements
•Ability to work independently, anticipate problems and initiate corrective actions
•Ability to effectively prioritize a variety of projects and functions
•Ability to research and document findings
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
DIFFICULTY OF WORKWork is broad in scope involving complex program elements, which require critical and analytical abilities. Employee receives a general outline of work and is expected to develop own methods. Work is diversified and involves multiple unrelated steps. Analytical thought is required to deal with complex data and situations. Employee exercises considerable independent judgment in formulating solutions, and in interpreting large data sets.
RESPONSIBILITYEmployee is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large data sets to be used in identifying issues and developing corresponding solutions. Employee is also responsible for the development of data modeling solutions provided to agency partners and stakeholders as well as continued monitoring of the effectiveness of the modeling solutions and assurance that they meet customer requirements.
PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPSInternal, statewide contacts such as agency heads, directors and managers are for the purpose of planning, directing, managing, gathering information, problem solving, team building, influencing, motivating, presentation of recommendations, negotiating and implementation of programs.
Questions: - The resource will have the option to work a hybrid schedule but will be required to be onsite at least 3 days a week. Please confirm the resource is understanding of this requirement.
- Only local candidates will be considered for this position. Please provide the city and state where the resource currently resides.
Skills and Experience:| Skills | Required / Desired | Required Years of Experience | Actual Years of Experience |
| Experience with the Microsoft Power BI Desktop/Service | Required | 2 Years | |
| Proficiency in designing data models that underpin reports and dashboards | Required | 2 Years | |
| Experience with DAX, a formula language used in Power BI for calculations and data manipulation. | Required | 2 Years | |
| Skills in transforming raw data into a format suitable for analysis | Required | 2 Years | |
| Experience in creating visually compelling and informative reports and dashboards. | Required | 2 Years | |
| Knowledge of connecting to various data sources, such as databases, cloud services, and APIs | Desired | | |
| Familiarity with SQL for querying databases. | Desired | | |
| An ability to work with data, including data cleansing and transformation | Desired | | |
| The capacity to extract insights and trends from data. | Desired | | |
| Translating data insights into understandable narratives for non-technical stakeholders. | Desired | | |
| Experience with Microsoft Power BI external related tools | Nice to Have | | |