Data Science Analyst I (Data Analytics and Business Intelligence [DBI] Dept., Non-Civil Service)

The City of Dallas is a municipal government organization committed to public service, innovation, and community development. The Data Science Analyst I performs routine analysis and research of large data sets, develops predictive modeling and monitoring tools, and provides insights to support business and departmental decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Works with various personnel, management, and department staff to effectively perform analysis that answers business questions, solves business needs, clarifies data, and adds business values
• Researches, identifies, and runs various database algorithms to find and locate data sets and other information; perform various data science analytics ensuring efficiency and accuracy in reporting
• Collaborates with other team members to apply statistical analysis, pattern recognition with domain and program specific knowledge to solve business issues
• Assists and supports in the development of predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, and other business outcomes
• Develops tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy
• Provides detailed and concise data sets to decision makers to assist in leveraging data to drive program, service, and department solutions
• Develops mechanisms to ingest, analyze, validate, normalize, and clean data
• Retrieves, gathers, and analyzes data from databases, websites, department systems, etc
• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned

Requirements:

• Knowledge of data management practices and procedures
• Knowledge of Tableau
• Knowledge of data coordination and manipulation
• Knowledge of knowledge of data analytics or data science lifecycle
• Knowledge of ethical and legal data management practices
• Knowledgeable of database and programming languages
• Knowledge of data visualization tools and software
• Advanced Knowledge in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to gather, organize, and compile data and information
• ability to use data science tools to approach a problem and ability to humanize data sets and communicate insights
• Ability to interpret large data sets and effectively convey information
• Ability to manage time and handle various projects
• Ability to identify data issues and troubleshoot to solve problems
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Establishing and maintaining effectively working relationships
• Bachelor's degree in a math, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or related field
• Two (2) years of performing data analysis
• A high school diploma or GED plus six (6) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements
• An associate degree in math, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or related field; plus five (5) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements
• A bachelor's degree or higher in any other field other than those stated above plus five (5) years of required experience will meet the education and experience requirements
• A master's degree in a math, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering, or related field plus one (1) year of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements