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New York City Department of Transportation ยท 2 days ago
Data Scientist
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
3+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Oversee existing and new data collection and analysis programs
Expand automated data collection program
Plan, design, maintain, and support the Bike Unit's internal databases related to bicycle and micromobility counts
Use programming languages to examine complex questions and develop statistical models
Carry out tasks related to compliance with Open Data Law (LL12)
Assist with the management of grants related to pedestrian and bicycle/micromobility model development
Conduct research projects with internal stakeholders and external partners
Develop and apply post-street improvement project evaluation processes
Develop framework to evaluate non-Capital SIPs for material performance and maintenance
Use data to identify travel patterns, conduct safety analysis, and analyze future infrastructure investment
Develop research reports and public facing results
Communicate technical and economic issues to technical and non-technical audiences
Perform related duties
Qualification
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Required
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above.
Preferred
Strong creative and analytical problem-solving skills
Experience or demonstrate interest in transportation dynamics, transportation policy, bike share, and/or cycling
Experience working with the public, community groups, and New York City agencies
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience or interest in AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Adobe Creative Cloud
Possess both a valid New York State Motor Vehicle Driver's License and a strong interest in cycling on NYC streets
Demonstrated experience producing clear and effective data visualizations
Experience explaining complex, nuanced analyses to nontechnical and unacquainted audiences
Ability to relate complex trends in the data to larger policy issues
Work with the operations and planning team to tailor data analysis and products to their needs
Familiarity with pyspark
Experience with Power BI and/or JavaScript, including leaflet, or the folium package in Python
Demonstrated experience or interest in transportation planning, logistics, bike share, micro mobility, cycling, and working with or in the public sector
Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated experience or interest in transportation planning, logistics, bike share, micro mobility, cycling, and working with or in the public sector
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
New York City Department of Transportation
DOT provides for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York.
1,001-5,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Julio Useche
Chief Technology Officer
Ann O'Connor
Public Spaces Programming Partner
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