Entry-Level Transportation Safety Data Scientist (Hybrid)

VHB; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

VHB is seeking an Entry Level Transportation Safety Analyst to join our Metro DC or North Carolina offices. The role focuses on data-driven transportation safety, planning, and research projects for state DOTs, federal agencies, and local governments.

You will work with large datasets, conduct statistical analyses, create visualizations, and support technical documentation. The ideal candidate has a passion for transportation safety, statistical modeling, and data science, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience with advanced analytics in either an academic or professional setting.
• Master's degree in Transportation Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent discipline; or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Mine and analyze structured and unstructured data to identify patterns, trends, and risk factors.
• Apply statistical and machine-learning methods to transportation safety and planning problems.
• Evaluate model fit and predictive performance and document methods and results for reproducibility.
• Extract data from databases, APIs, spreadsheets, and text files; clean and transform data from multiple sources.
• Use Python, R, SQL to automate data preparation, analysis, and reporting; develop reusable code with documentation.
• Prepare and distribute analytical findings with clear visualizations and reports.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Master's degree in Transportation Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy)

R (tidyverse)

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Job description

VHB is seeking an Entry Level Transportation Safety Analyst to join our Metro DC or North Carolina offices. The role focuses on data-driven transportation safety, planning, and research projects for state DOTs, federal agencies, and local governments.

You will work with large datasets, conduct statistical analyses, create visualizations, and support technical documentation. The ideal candidate has a passion for transportation safety, statistical modeling, and data science, with opportunities to