Public-Sector Data Science & Analytics Lead

Alphahire; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov is seeking a Public-Sector Data Science & Analytics Lead for project-based engagements with cities, counties, state agencies, transit authorities, school systems, and related public employers.

You will design and deliver forecasting, data-quality, performance-measurement, and analytics-implementation work that produces decision-ready products for government clients. This is applied analytics consulting — not staff-augmentation coding, pure academic research, or product SaaS sales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied data science or analytics in government/public-sector work.
• Demonstrated delivery of at least two public-sector analytic products.
• Strong statistical literacy and ability to write for non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to work project-based as a collaborator on proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead public-sector analytics engagements (forecasting, performance measurement, data quality, dashboard/implementation support).
• Frame analytic questions with domain experts and translate findings for executives and elected/appointed stakeholders.
• Build reproducible analyses using administrative and public datasets; document methods and limitations.
• Advise on data governance, quality controls, and sustainable handoff to agency staff.
• Contribute technical write-ups, scopes, and proposal content for AlphaGov pursuits.
• Coordinate with evaluation, LMI/workforce, and operations SMEs when scopes overlap.

Skills

Applied data science

Public-policy analytics

Statistical literacy

Technical writing

Tools

Python

R

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

AlphaGov is seeking a Public-Sector Data Science & Analytics Lead for project-based engagements with cities, counties, state agencies, transit/utility authorities, school systems, and related public employers.

You will design and deliver forecasting, data-quality, performance-measurement, and analytics-implementation work that produces decision-ready products for government clients. This is applied analytics consulting — not staff-augmentation coding, pure academic research, or product SaaS sales.

What you'll do:

• - Lead or co-lead public-sector analytics engagements (forecasting, performance measurement, data quality, dashboard/implementation support)
• - Frame analytic questions with domain experts and translate findings for executives and elected/appointed stakeholders
• - Build reproducible analyses using administrative and public datasets; document methods and limitations
• - Advise on data governance, quality controls, and sustainable handoff to agency staff
• - Contribute technical write-ups, scopes, and proposal content for AlphaGov pursuits
• - Coordinate with evaluation, LMI/workforce, and operations SMEs when scopes overlap

Required:

• 5+ years applied data science, analytics, or quantitative public-policy work (government, public consulting, or research-to-practice)
• Demonstrated delivery of at least two public-sector or quasi-public analytic products (agency, your role, year)
• Strong statistical literacy and clear writing for non-technical audiences
• Ability to work project-based with AlphaGov as a named collaborator on proposals when permissioned

Nice to have:

• Python and/or R plus modern BI (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Experience with government administrative data, privacy, or IRB-adjacent constraints
• Transit, utility, workforce, or education analytics
• Cloud data-warehouse familiarity (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)