Data Quality Analyst — Open Data & Dashboards

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York's Fire Department (FDNY) seeks a full-time City Research Scientist, L2 in the Data Quality Unit to elevate data quality checks, anomaly detection, and insight delivery.

You will build interactive dashboards with Tableau and modern Python frameworks (Dash/Streamlit), handle ad-hoc data requests, and develop metrics to report on departmental performance while engaging with Open Data initiatives.

Qualifications

• For Assignment Level I, a master’s degree in a physical, biological, environmental or public health field is required.
• A doctorate with relevant supervisory or research experience is preferred or can substitute the master’s plus additional experience.
• Alternative equivalent combinations may apply, but a master’s degree and relevant years of experience are required.
• Two years as City Research Scientist I can substitute for experience required above.

Responsibilities

• Perform rigorous data quality checks and anomaly detection.
• Build interactive dashboards using Tableau and modern Python frameworks (Dash/Streamlit).
• Fulfill ad‑hoc data requests and design metrics to track department performance.
• Engage in Open Data community outreach and respond to public inquiries.

Skills

Communication skills

Data visualization

Metrics

Education

Master's degree in physical, biological, environmental science or public health

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

City of New York's Fire Department (FDNY) seeks a full-time City Research Scientist, L2 in the Data Quality Unit to elevate data quality checks, anomaly detection, and insight delivery.

You will build interactive dashboards with Tableau and modern Python frameworks (Dash/Streamlit), handle ad-hoc data requests, and develop metrics to report on departmental performance while engaging with Open Data initiatives.