Data Scientist

The Missouri Veterans Commission is looking for an organized and detail-driven Data Scientist. Your mission - should you choose to accept it - involves collection, validation and analysis of health care and organizational data. You will support leadership team in their decision-making regarding daily operations, organizational strategic goals and planning, and more. Come build standardized data collection, validation, and reporting measures with us. Apply today!

Position requires work in-person at Jefferson State Office Building, 205 Jefferson St., Jefferson City, MO 65109. Remote work is not an option.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

• Assist with the collection, aggregation and validation of data
• Respond to a variety of ad hoc data requests via tables, charts, and other visual design tools
• Assist with the accurate and timely production of ongoing reporting as required by leadership
• Gather critical information from meetings with various internal/external stakeholders and coordinate with other state agencies/stakeholders to ensure collaboration, comprehension and standardization of reporting and data analysis
• Generate reports from established data systems
• Structure and present data through visual design and concise data storytelling (dashboards)
• Design and conduct analyses of complex health data
• Identify and troubleshoot unanticipated problems or results
• Communicate analysis and data results to team members and include recommendations of action items

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must demonstrate the following which may be obtained through four years of work experience as a research analyst or through completion of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, business management, finance, information technology or closely related program or some combination thereof:
• Strong knowledge of the principles and practices of data and trend analysis
• Ability to break down data into useful insights from many different sources
• Experience with R for statistical analysis and Python to integrate data analysis into applications
• Comprehensive ability to implement essential data science modeling techniques
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong proficiency with Tableau and Tableau Prep Builder
• Proficient writing SQL (Structured Query Language) queries