Job Description

TITLE: - SR. DATA SCIENTIST

LOCATION: - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

DURATION: - LONG TERM CONTRACT

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·        Experience managing technical projects, including conflict resolution, issue escalations, status reporting and resource management.

·        Experience in R and Stata.

·        Experience with data visualization and software such as Tableau and Power BI

·        Excellent oral, written, analytical and communication skills with the ability to lead a technical discussion To both technical and non-technical staff.

·        Excellent presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to management and technical committees.

·        Excellent analytical, verbal and conflict resolution skills.

·        Proven track record leading enterprise-wide digital services initiatives, government agency experience preferred.

·        Proven track record leading, organizing, and coordinating multiple work activities.

·        Proven track record in delivering on-time, on-budget projects with a high degree of user satisfaction and quality.

·        Experienced with the principles and techniques of project management including the ability to develop and track complex project plans, manage risks, manage scope and manage resources.

·        Experienced with agile project management methodologies.

·        Experienced with the principles of full life cycle systems design and development.

·        Experienced with the principles and techniques of program design, development, testing, and documentation.

·        Experienced at establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

·        Familiarity with web technologies, front-end development, and back-end development.

·        Knowledge of digital government and digital government strategies

·        Ability to identify and evaluate alternative solutions, costs and benefits.

·        Ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.

·        Ability to build coalitions among the various stakeholders using excellent conflict resolution skills, where needed.

·        Ability to manage complex relationships among stakeholders on a project which has significant executive oversight.

·        Excellent analytical capabilities and the ability to breakdown complex ideas into manageable pieces.

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to steering committees and other executive level leadership.

·        Proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Project, and Visio

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED:

GENERAL:

·        Prepare effective written materials for purposes of user and system documentation.

·        Use initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.

·        Resolve complex technical issues.

·        Explain technical issues to senior management in a nontechnical manner

·        Recent experience within government agencies or public bodies with projects of a similar type.

·        Experience in user research and data analysis.

TECHNICAL:

·        Exposure and experience with Cloud computing.

·        Conceptual understanding of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM and Oracle Cloud Platforms.

·        Experience using SQL, Python, or other database query languages.