Senior Data Scientist: Homelessness Emergency Response

Careers In Government, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health seeks an emergency Senior Data Scientist to lead complex data science initiatives addressing homelessness and related public health concerns. The role involves early-period deployment with potential for permanent appointment based on performance assessments.

Under emergency order, initial appointments may be up to 90 days, with a performance-based path to permanent County employment.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience carrying out complex data science projects with independently developing and applying methods to identify, collect, process, structure, and analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders to manage complex data science projects from conception through implementation.
• Provides technical oversight to small teams of Data Scientists and Predictive Analysts.
• Leads discovery to document business requirements and frame problems for data science solutions.
• Develops and places advanced analytic products into production and communicates results to diverse audiences.

Skills

Data science project leadership

Statistical inference

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytic product development

Programming in statistical languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or related field

Master's/Doctoral degree may substitute for up to 2 years

Job description

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health seeks an emergency Senior Data Scientist to lead complex data science initiatives addressing homelessness and related public health concerns. The role involves early-period deployment with potential for permanent appointment based on performance assessments.

Under emergency order, initial appointments may be up to 90 days, with a performance-based path to permanent County employment.