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

City of Dallas•Dallas, TX

3d•$60,570 - $73,528

About The Position

The Data Science Analyst I provides routine analysis, evaluation, and research of various data streams and utilizes large data sets to determine unique insights to further business needs. Discovers and identifies innovative ways to evaluate data and performs professional analysis to navigate a dataset and come out with conclusions based on certain assumptions. This role is part of the Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (DBI) Department and is a Non-Civil Service position. The City of Dallas offers careers with purpose, competitive benefits, growth opportunities, and a vibrant work culture, committed to helping employees thrive while helping the city flourish. The hiring for this position will take place after October 1, 2026.

Requirements

Knowledge of data management practices and procedures.
Knowledge of Tableau.
Knowledge of data coordination and manipulation.
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.
No felony or class A misdemeanor convictions.
No class B misdemeanor conviction within the last ten (10) years.
No family violence convictions.
Cannot currently be on deferred adjudication for any felony, class A misdemeanor or class B misdemeanor charge.
Selected applicant would be required to obtain CJIS Clearance within the first thirty (30) days of hire, (if they do not already hold the certification).

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.