Data Scientist Associate

at  State of Indiana

WORK FOR INDIANA

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you’ll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana’s 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.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• 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;
• 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 from multiple sources using a variety of analytical techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to data mining to more complex statistical methodologies;
• Uses and monitors the input for code repositories like GitHub for code version control;
• Tests and evaluates data solutions related to upgrades to existing software;
• Provides maintenance and support for existing data solutions for the agency;
• Documents 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.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Data Scientist Intermediate plays a key role by creating in-depth analyses to convey accurate and meaningful insights that empower state agencies and other partners to serve their populations and the Hoosier community better.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES/DIRECT REPORTS:

This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• 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;
• 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 from multiple sources using a variety of analytical techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to data mining to more complex statistical methodologies;
• Uses and monitors the input for code repositories like GitHub for code version control;
• Tests and evaluates data solutions related to upgrades to existing software;
• Provides maintenance and support for existing data solutions for the agency;
• Documents and communicates technical specifications to ensure that proper techniques and standards are incorporated into deliverables and understood by the end users