Data Analyst 2 - Albany, United States - Money Fit by DRS

Description

Bachelor's degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or related field; and three years of experience working in data analysis, visualization, modeling, and/or mining.

A master's degree in the above fields may substitute for one year of experience.

A Ph.
D. may substitute for two years of experience.

Preferred qualifications:

Candidates with strong data analysis skills and programming experience using one or more of the following tools: SPSS Modeler, SPSS Statistics, SAS, Python, R, Stata, Tableau, SQL, AQT, Cognos, and GIS systems.

This position is in Albany, NY

Duties Description

The Data Analyst II will work in the Office of Data Analytics (ODA) under the direction of a supervisor or manager to build business solutions, produce forecasts, and answer questions across all areas of the Department of Taxation and Finance.

Examples of projects include fraud detection, revenue forecasting at the micro and macro level, and analysis of program performance.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Guide and develop the creation of data assets to support the needs of the Department.
Design and execute analyses to answer questions using a variety of approaches (tabulations, visualizations, supervised and unsupervised learning, predictive and retrospective analysis, statistics, machine learning, etc.)

Supervise junior staff members; train and develop them to ensure they acquire the necessary skills to be successful; assign and review the programming and statistical work of others.

Interpret and draw conclusions from analyses; deliver findings to clients along with potential extensions.
Write clear and concise results summaries for policy, business, and technical audiences.
Coordinate a portfolio of projects; estimate time requirements, and work with management to set priorities.
Develop the skills of the office in new and advanced areas.

Lead the systems management, data management, and testing of systems used for analysis; develop scripts and data pipelines to automate these tasks.

Comply with Office of Human Resource Management, Affirmative Action, Code of Conduct, Ethics, and Internal Control policies and procedures; adhere to the Department's time and attendance rules and regulations.

Additional Comments

New York State is an equal opportunity employer.

It's the policy of the state of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or an arrest or criminal conviction record unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

This position is in Albany, NY.

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