Workforce Data Scientist
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Minimum Qualifications A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years satisfactory full-time experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position.New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. Responsibilities Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.Managing 55 public buildings.Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.BSP ensures that City leaders and agency executives have the information and tools they need to conduct strategic workforce planning.Partnering and leading business process improvement initiatives across HC; overseeing HC's Key Performance Indicators, including management of the HC portion of the Mayor's Management Report (MMR) and Preliminary MMR; publishing the annual Workforce Profile Report; monitoring for and reporting on provisional municipal and state compliance; supporting all of HC's data reporting and analytics; supporting agencies' workforce planning efforts/initiatives; administering and evaluating citywide personnel policies; and administering citywide employee programs.Interface with internal and external customers, gathering requirements, and delivering complete reporting solutions.Acquire data from various internal and external data sources and maintain database/data systems.This includes extracting, transforming, and uploading large volumes of data from disparate sources into a concise and precise structure.Process data according to requirements, specifications, procedures, and output to a variety of formats.Prepare templates in a variety of formats for output.Simplify the data management process through the creation of automated scripts.Continually review report design, code, and data to ensure valid information is being provided to the management team.Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation regarding data requests and specifications.Data Analysis & Reporting - Using a variety of data analysis tools, including Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL Server, R, and statistical software packages:Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.Deliver timely and accurate workforce reports on a monthly and ad-hoc basis.Synthesize data and generate insightful reports that will be used to make sound business decisions (including memoranda, analytic and qualitative reports, procedures, status and progress reports, and taking thorough notes at meetings and events).Communicate data results in a clear, concise, and effective manner to a non-statistical audience.Contribute to business decision making through the development of data-centric tools and applications (i.e., interactive dashboards, reports, and templates).Proactively identify and suggest report automation opportunities whenever possible.Recommend standards to improve the quality of data and speed of analysis.Work with management to ensure and document standard operating procedures that support data quality and production efficiency.Prioritize data requests accordingly to ensure deadlines are met.Cross-train with other team members on all ongoing workforce planning related projects, assess current approach, and suggest improvements when appropriate.Develop and maintain internal and external collaborative relationships. Preferred Skills Intermediate to advanced experience in data analytics.Intermediate to advanced experience with statistical software packages such as R.Intermediate to advanced experience using Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL Server.Familiarity with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).Experience with charting, graphing, or other data visualization tools to include dashboards such as Power BI, Tableau, or Shiny Apps.Strong data analysis experience with complex and large data sets, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.Comfort working with preparing, reporting, and presenting to senior/executive level managers and vital business partners with varied technical experience, including the use of electronic databases.Able to organize work and provide a high level of time management and planning.Excellent and effective communication skills (listening, written, and oral), including the ability to understand and be understood in English with audiences of varied technical skills.Able to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders.Pro-active and self-motivated with a service-oriented approach.Able to handle sensitive situations and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.Strong desire to work with diverse groups of people.Able to work well within a team, meet deadlines, analyze problems, and handle potentially difficult situations. Public Service Loan ForgivenessAs a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of the interview.Additional InformationThe City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.#J-18808-Ljbffr