Data Analyst 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2

DGS Office of External Affairs; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Data Analyst 1/Trainee position at the New York Department of Transportation's Office of Data Management supports data-driven decision-making across the department. This full-time role in Albany offers opportunities for remote work and involves extracting, analyzing, and visualizing data to support policy development.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in data visualization, data mining tools, and QA processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or related field.
• Proficiency in data extraction, aggregation, and quality assurance.
• Ability to create charts, graphs, and meaningful data visualizations.
• Strong collaborative skills across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Develop visualizations to communicate findings.
• Build analytical models to support policy development.
• Collaborate with program areas to identify trends and inform decisions.

Skills

Data extraction

Data aggregation

Quality assurance

Data visualization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree relevant field

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Data Analyst 1/Trainee position at the New York Department of Transportation's Office of Data Management supports data-driven decision-making across the department. The role involves extracting and analyzing data from multiple sources, developing visualizations, building analytical models, and collaborating with other program areas to identify trends and support policy development. This is a full-time position in Albany with opportunities for remote work.

Key qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or related field
• For Trainee 2: One year of experience in advanced Excel analysis
• For Analyst 1: Satisfactory completion of two-year traineeship or two years of experience in data visualization, statistical models, and data mining tools
• Proficiency in data extraction, aggregation, and quality assurance
• Ability to create charts, graphs, and meaningful data visualizations
• Strong collaborative skills across multiple departments