Senior Data Scientist or Principal Data Scientist

Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 86,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities is hiring for Senior and Principal Data Scientist roles focused on statistical modeling, data analysis, and developing data products. This position supports transit operations across a large metropolitan area and is integral to strategic planning and decision-making.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Pension plan

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in advanced statistical modeling and data analysis.
• Knowledge of regression and machine learning model development.
• Experience leading data projects and clean data collection.

Responsibilities

• Perform statistical modeling to support transit operations and planning.
• Lead data engineering for business partners.
• Develop Metro Transit data products and dashboards.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Analytics, Data Science or related field

Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Analytics, Data Science or related field

Doctorate (PhD) in a relevant field

Job description

Senior Data Scientist or Principal Data Scientist

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We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. More information about us on our website.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

The Metropolitan Council’s Metro Transit Division is one of the country's largest transit systems, employs more than 3,000 people, and provides ridership through an integrated network of buses, light rail and commuter trains, as well as a resource for those who carpool, vanpool, walk or bike in the Twin Cities.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:

Metro Transit Data Scientists (series of positions ranging from Associate Data Scientist to Principal Data Scientist) collaborate with Metro Transit business units and IS/IT teams by designing and implementing data pipelines in Databricks used to drive insight and establish business intelligence data sources. Currently, Metro Transit is posting for Senior Data Scientist and Principal Data Scientist.

What you would do in this job:

Senior Data Scientist Major Duties:

• Perform statistical modeling and analysis to identify patterns and trends to support insights for transit operations and planning.
• Performs lead and advanced performance data analysis research to identify the best transit industry practices and to inform modeling techniques.
• Evaluate systems for data capture: collect, clean, and prepare data for statistical analysis, create and maintain databases, and organize data and results of analytics projects.
• Develop and deploy interactive tools, combining knowledge of business processes, software development techniques and database management.

Principal Data Scientist Major Duties:

• Lead and manage data engineering for business partners in order to increase accessibility and quality of transit data.
• Lead analysis (including advanced statistical modeling) and business intelligence reporting that supports the division's strategic plan.
• Lead project teams to inform operations' best practices, council policies, or procedures. Develop specific, actionable recommendations based on knowledge of existing practice, data sources and appropriate analytical tools.
• Provide work direction for data scientists and analysts, identify resources and roles for sustained monitoring of best practices, policy outcomes or procedural changes.
• Stay up to date on best practices related to data development, analysis, modeling, and how data can impact business processes. Share agency successes widely and bring ideas and best practices from peer agencies into our organizational context.
• Develop Metro Transit data products, plots and dashboards in partnership with Information Services and Communications to present complex findings to internal and public stakeholders.

Senior Data Scientist/ Non-Represented/ Grade H

Any of the following combinations of completed education (in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Analytics, Data Science or other related highly quantitative field) and experience (in demographic and socioeconomic research that includes creating, summarizing, and analyzing data; and advanced data analysis and statistics, including development and deployment of regression, machine learning models, econometric modeling, and the manipulation of datasets, one year of which is leading research projects):

• Bachelor's degree and four years of experience
• Master's degree and two years of experience

Principal Data Scientist/ Non-Represented / Grade I

Any of the following combinations of completed education (in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Analytics, Data Science or other related highly quantitative field) and experience (advanced data analysis and statistics, including experience in the development and deployment of regression, machine learning models, econometric modeling, and the manipulation of datasets, including leading data and analytics projects, including defining project goals, scopes, and project design);

• Bachelor's degree and five years of experience
• Master's degree and three years of experience
• Doctorate (PhD) degree and one year of experience

Senior Data Scientist:

Union/Grade: Non-Represented /Grade H

Full salary range: $41.65 - $67.60 Hourly / $86,632.00 - $140,608.00 Annually

Principal Data Scientist

Union/Grade: Non-Represented /Grade I

Full Salary Range: $45.05 - $73.11 Hourly/ $93,704.00 - $152,068.80 Annually

See complete job posting and apply:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/metrocouncil

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Science

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  Government Administration

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Pension plan

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

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