Hybrid Data Scientist: Analytics & Insights Lead

State of Minnesota - Children Youth & Families Dept; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health coverage

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

State of Minnesota - Children Youth & Families Dept. seeks a Senior Research Analysis Specialist to translate data strategy into dashboards, analytics, and technical guidance within OIG Analytics & Insights.

The role is hybrid in Saint Paul, MN with up to 50% telework eligibility and a focus on decision support, compliance, and fraud detection. Strong data and visualization skills are required.

Qualifications

• Three years of data analysis and reporting experience.
• Experience with data collection, transformation, and interpretation.
• SQL proficiency.
• Data visualization experience with Tableau, Power BI, Looker or Qlik.
• Experience with analytics tools such as Alteryx, R Studio, SAS, Databricks, or Anaconda.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; Master’s may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement the OIG data strategy and expand data-driven decision support.
• Create dashboards, visualizations, reports, and presentations for management.
• Respond to internal and external data requests for OIG.
• Provide technical consultation on analytics, modeling, and governance.
• Support program integrity, fraud detection, and compliance analytics.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

R Studio

Python

Statistical analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Math/Statistics

Master’s Degree (substitutes 18 months exp)

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Qlik

Alteryx

R Studio

SAS

Databricks

Anaconda

Job description

State of Minnesota - Children Youth & Families Dept. seeks a Senior Research Analysis Specialist to translate data strategy into dashboards, analytics, and technical guidance within OIG Analytics & Insights.

The role is hybrid in Saint Paul, MN with up to 50% telework eligibility and a focus on decision support, compliance, and fraud detection. Strong data and visualization skills are required.