Data Scientist
About The Position
The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) uses technology to improve public safety, expand opportunity, and help New York City government serve residents. The Office of Data Analytics (ODA) works with City agencies and their data to support more equitable and effective services. Its work includes analyzing agency data, improving access to Open Data, shaping infrastructure for non-public data sharing between agencies, automating data feeds, strengthening quality assurance, and improving data-sharing platforms. ODA seeks a Data Scientist for its Analytics team, which advances responsible and open analytics for New York City. The position involves completing analytics projects that inform agency or interagency policies, programs, and operations. The Data Scientist reports to the Director of Data Science and works with the Analytics Team and other ODA staff, as well as project managers, policy analysts, agency partners, leadership, and legal counsel. The role is based in Brooklyn, NY. The position is listed under the civil service title IT Project Specialist. Candidates may be required to work various shifts, including weekends or nights/evenings, because of the technical duties of the position in a 24/7 operation. The posting lists a salary band of $90,000 to $100,000 and compensation of USD 75,000 to USD 97,000.
Requirements
- One of the following education and experience combinations: a bachelor's degree in a listed or related field and four years of satisfactory full-time related experience with a relevant specialization; an associate degree in a listed or related field and six years of such experience; a bachelor's degree in any field and eight years of such experience; or equivalent education and/or experience.
- Related experience must concern the area or areas required by the position and include a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology, and/or domain.
- A resume must be submitted for consideration.
Nice To Haves
- Applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements are invited to submit a resume for consideration.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead or supporting analyst on data analytics projects in collaboration with project managers, policy analysts, ODA leadership or sponsors, and legal counsel.
- Provide project management, research, and knowledge-capture support as needed.
- Develop accurate, high-quality communications and deliverables that may receive limited review before delivery.
- Lead facilitated conversations with City agency clients.
- Lead or support decisions about the scope and design of analyses under guidance from a project lead analyst or ODA leadership.
- Act as lead project manager on an analytics project, drafting a project timeline with little coaching and adjusting it as needed.
- Contribute to best practices for responsible and open municipal analytics, including publishing analytics code and projects publicly when possible in partnership with City agency partners.
- Support ODA's role as an analytics center for excellence and initiatives that expand City agencies' data-driven practices, including the Analytics Exchange (AnEx), data science workforce development, and best-practice exchanges with the private sector and academia.
- Coordinate response efforts and workstreams during a Citywide emergency.
- Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.
Benefits
- The employer states that it offers great benefits.
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Job Type
Full-time
