Remote Data Scientist – Urban Mobility Analytics & Vision Zero

Agency DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 2 days per week

Federal loan forgiveness

State repayment assistance

Job summary

NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) DOSA team seeks a data scientist to plan and execute research to inform transportation safety policy, planning and programs, both current and future.

You will produce data products and analytical outputs for senior staff to support Vision Zero and the Bus Priority initiative, collaborate across teams, and help translate complex results into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in an appropriate field and at least 2 years of the experience described in the requirement above.
• Substitution option: 2 years as City Research Scientist Level I may be substituted for the experience required.
• Residency within 90 days preferred for NYC postings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute research and analysis studies related to transportation safety efforts to inform policy, planning, and programs (current and future).
• Produce data products and analytical outputs for senior staff to support Vision Zero and Bus Priority policy, planning, and implementation.
• Collaborate with and supervise staff conducting research and presenting results to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Perform data mining and maintain critical databases.
• Build predictive machine learning models.
• Run ad-hoc data analysis.
• Contribute to ongoing agency efforts to track, prioritize, and evaluate initiatives.
• Develop new data products aligned to changing operational needs and support data-driven decision-making across the agency.
• Support NYCDOT with evolving data management and analysis needs for the Bus Action Plan.

Skills

SQL

GIS

Python

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Planning & policy

Geospatial research

Large datasets

Education

Master’s degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

SQL

GIS

Python

Job description

NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) DOSA team seeks a data scientist to plan and execute research to inform transportation safety policy, planning and programs, both current and future.

You will produce data products and analytical outputs for senior staff to support Vision Zero and the Bus Priority initiative, collaborate across teams, and help translate complex results into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.