Govt Data Scientist - Dashboards, Insights & Policy Impact

MSM Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MSM Technology is seeking a Data Scientist to support DOS PRM with data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization. You will analyze large datasets, develop analytical products and dashboards, and help standardize reporting.

Collaborate with DOS stakeholders to define analytical requirements, maintain data management documentation, and communicate findings to technical and nontechnical audiences while upholding data quality, governance, privacy, and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, computer science, mathematics, data science, information systems, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in data science, data analysis, statistical analysis, or a related field (5 years preferred).
• Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL.
• Experience analyzing large or complex datasets and developing analytical models.
• Experience performing data analysis, trend analysis, forecasting, statistical analysis, and data visualization.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization platforms.
• Knowledge of data management best practices, including data quality, governance, security, privacy, and documentation.
• Experience supporting databases, data management systems, data dictionaries, dashboards, and analytical documentation.
• Experience standardizing, managing, and visualizing programmatic and financial reporting data.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis and visualization to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify quantifiable questions and develop data-driven solutions.
• Standardize, manage, analyze, and visualize partner programmatic and financial reporting within a centralized database and dashboard environment.
• Support the development of a unified, data-driven understanding of global populations of concern using publicly available data and self-service humanitarian contextual dashboards.
• Communicate analytical findings and insights to government officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain data management systems, databases, data dictionaries, dashboards, and supporting documentation.
• Support other priority data analytics and reporting requirements identified by DOS and PRM.
• Apply data management best practices related to data quality, governance, security, privacy, and documentation.
• Collaborate across organizations to establish consensus and support system authorization activities.
• Maintain established work standards and quality requirements.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data analysis

Data visualization

Power BI

Tableau

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

MSM Technology is seeking a Data Scientist to support DOS PRM with data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization. You will analyze large datasets, develop analytical products and dashboards, and help standardize reporting.

Collaborate with DOS stakeholders to define analytical requirements, maintain data management documentation, and communicate findings to technical and nontechnical audiences while upholding data quality, governance, privacy, and security standards.