Provide innovative analytic and data science support for client-facing projects across the State of California.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior data scientist for advanced analytics and data science projects from across the state.
• Help define best practices in advanced analytics and data science and help grow these practices within ODI and across the state.
• Participate in project solicitation, vetting, and scoping processes to identify client projects across the state.

Skillset

• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, machine learning, AB testing, or data science in an applied context using statistical programming languages, SQL, and other scripting and statistical tools.
• Proficiency in data visualization and data communication best practices.
• Substantial experience in Python and/or R.
• Fluency in SQL.
• Strong proficiency in the mathematical and statistical concepts and theories needed to be able to ethically execute known methods and to research, evaluate, and adopt new methods.
• Broad experience with and knowledge about a range of statistical methods and tools, including predictive and inferential statistics as well as experimental design.
• Experience with data cleansing, processing, and wrangling and creating data pipelines using tools such as python, ETL tools, or the language of your choice.
• Experience conducting data analysis on a variety of datasets and issue areas and presenting and communicating the results of the analysis to a range of audiences.
• Experience considering the impacts of analytic work on multiple communities, including communities of color, in technical analysis.

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