Biostatistician - Data & ML Analytics for Operations

MAXIMUS; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

MAXIMUS is seeking a data analytics professional in Kansas City, MO to analyze operational data and derive actionable insights for stakeholders. You will lead data projects, build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines with SQL Server and Databricks, and create Power BI dashboards to support decision making.

The role requires 5-7 years of experience, a related bachelor's degree, and strong Python/R skills for analytics and ML workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 5-7 years of relevant professional experience is required.
• Equivalent combo of education and experience may be considered.
• Bachelor's with 1-2 years in quantitative science or related discipline is acceptable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access.
• Experience with SQL Server/SQL/T-SQL and data modeling basics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy methods to analyze operational data for actionable insights.
• Act as point of contact for data usage across projects and guide stakeholders.
• Analyze data, identify trends, provide insights on operations and projects.
• Create and maintain KPIs, metrics, and scripts for data analysis.
• Build ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL Server and Databricks (Spark/PySpark).
• Develop analysis-ready datasets with quality, lineage, and repeatability.
• Create dashboards and semantic models in Power BI.
• Support Power Apps and Power Automate integrations.
• Document data sources, transformations, and methodologies.
• Engage in project management activities and team communications.
• Apply statistical methods and ML to generate forecasts and insights.

Skills

Analytics

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Stakeholder communication

Machine learning basics

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

SQL Server / T-SQL

Power BI

Python / R

Power Apps / Power Automate

NLP / LLM knowledge

Job description

MAXIMUS is seeking a data analytics professional in Kansas City, MO to analyze operational data and derive actionable insights for stakeholders. You will lead data projects, build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines with SQL Server and Databricks, and create Power BI dashboards to support decision making.

The role requires 5-7 years of experience, a related bachelor's degree, and strong Python/R skills for analytics and ML workflows.