Data Scientist- Senior

　　Date Posted: Jan 19, 2024

　　Requisition ID: 436675

　　Location:

　　Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204

　　Work for Indiana

　　Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.

　　At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

　　Next Level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.

　　About the Indiana Department of Transportation:

　　The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

　　Salary: The salary for this position traditionally starts at $79,118.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

　　Location: This position is located in INDOT's Central Office, Indianapolis Bus Analytic & Visual.

　　Role Overview: The purpose of this position is to ensure INDOT executives, INDOT employees, INDOT vendors, federal representatives, and other State of Indiana employees utilize INDOT data as well as possible. This individual will execute highly effective customer engagement and the delivery of data products for agency customers. This position is a key part of customer engagement and data product delivery. This position also plays a key role in educating the customers and end-users on best practices for data interpretation and data product utilization.

　　A Day in the Life:

　　The essential functions of this role are as follows:

　　Provides supervision, leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other Data Scientists and staff;

　　Engages with key business stakeholders on strategic projects and initiatives to understand their analytical and operational challenges and translate these needs into data solutions;

　　Assesses the structure, content, and quality of the data through examination of source systems and data samples;

　　Collaborates with other DS professionals, data engineers, and BI professionals around data/table structures to optimize architecture, ETL procedures, dashboards, and other self-service needs;

　　Prioritizes requirements and creates rapid prototypes and minimally viable products for end users;

　　Identifies opportunities to improve current processes or find efficiencies by applying industry best practices as a DS professional;

　　Mines and analyzes data from state databases to drive insights into problems and efficiency in processes while maintaining the standards of organizational excellence;

　　Interprets data and from multiple sources using a variety of analytical techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to data mining, to more complex statistical methodologies;

　　Monitors the input for code repositories for code version control;

　　Provides end user education for interpretation of business data;

　　Tests and evaluates data solutions as it relates to upgrades to existing software;

　　Provides oversight of the maintenance and support for existing data solutions for the agency;

　　Records and communicates technical specifications to ensure that proper techniques and standards are incorporated into deliverables and understood by the end users.

　　The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

　　What You'll Need for Success:

　　The ideal candidate in this role should minimally have either

　　a Master’s and 1-2+ years of experience, or

　　a Bachelor’s Degree and 3-4+ years of experience, or

　　7-8+ years of experience applying the below, outlined knowledge, skills, and abilities in a similar role.

　　Related certifications and coursework may be considered for education or experience.

　　The ideal candidate should also have at least 1-2 years in a team lead, project lead, or supervisory capacity;

　　Strong leadership skills including strategic thinking, communication, and presentation skills;

　　Considerable knowledge using computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate and draw insights from large data sets as well develop software for automation;

　　Broad knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications;

　　Broad knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages and drawbacks;

　　Strong understanding of relational and dimensional databases, theories, principles, and practices;

　　Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities;

　　Strong written/oral communication and presentation skills;

　　Resourceful self-starter and highly motivated team player;

　　Able to perform well in a fast-paced environment;

　　Experience with data manipulation to include cleansing, standardizing, and transforming;

　　Experience in leading workshops or training sessions with a user community;

　　Experience generating and distributing visualizations to a broad range of audiences;

　　Effective communicator and someone who enjoys getting to understand nuances of a problem;

　　Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow;

　　Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets;

　　Ability to lead, encourage and influence others to perform.

　　Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

　　This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

　　Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

　　The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

　　Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans

　　Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards

　　Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution

　　Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities

　　Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match

　　Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options

　　A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:

　　150 hours of paid new parent leave

　　Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave

　　Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off

　　12 paid holidays, 14 on election years

　　Education Reimbursement Program

　　Group life insurance

　　Referral Bonus program

　　Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits

　　Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

　　Free Parking for most positions

　　Free LinkedIn Learning access

　　Equal Employment Opportunity:

　　The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

　　If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected].

　　The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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