Predictive Data Analyst

(Position Description) The Predictive Data Analyst will support stakeholders by defining data needs and ensuring data science and advanced analytics projects meet business objectives across various levels. The Predictive Data Analyst will use statistical programming languages and tools for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization, including end-to-end predictive modeling from exploratory analysis to deployment and results interpretation. The Predictive Data Analyst will manage data through querying, merging, quality control, regular reporting, special project deliverables, and documentation. Additionally, the Predictive Data Analyst will collaborate with IT and data engineering staff to develop data pipelines, designs and maintains reports and dashboards, and will work directly with program staff to ensure analyses lead to actionable insights for decision-making and program improvement. The Predictive Data Analyst will serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on cross-agency justice-involved datasets and managed care plan reporting, owning the associated business logic, query design, and report definitions. Functioning as a technical lead within a collaborative team structure, the Predictive Data Analyst will consult on the technical feasibility of project intakes, takes a lead role on Tableau dashboard development, or similar, and API reporting, and drives rigorous quality assurance. The Predictive Data Analyst will handle technical documentation and actively engages in team Agile/Scrum workflows by participating in daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and sprint planning to commit to and deliver technical tasks. (Skills Required) The Predictive Data Analyst will possess knowledge and experience in predictive analytics and tool development; ability to work directly with a client-centric relational database; have strong technical knowledge to conduct analysis and build reports from an SQL database; comfortable with various analytical tools; ability to take the lead on projects where the best path forward is unclear; excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; and exceptional customer service.

Miscellaneo Niche/ Other

Four (4) years of experience with responsibility for planning, designing, conducting, and evaluating research projects involving the application of techniques of machine learning, predictive analytics, data management, and hypothesis-driven data analysis to complex experimental designs, leading to actionable findings and recommendations.