Traffic Safety Data Strategist

Posting number: 27-00210

Department: 645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Job classification: Data Scientist 1

Posting type: Open

Categories: Transportation, Safety

Summary

Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five core values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

The Safety Section within the Traffic & Safety Bureau is a dedicated team that cares about making Iowa’s highways safer and supporting efficient operations. We’re looking for a Traffic Safety Data Strategist who wants to make a positive impact working with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). If you enjoy digging into real-world data, solving problems, and helping others understand what the numbers mean, this could be a great fit.

In this role, your main focus will be developing and improving tools that help us provide clear, accurate traffic safety data to DOT Divisions and Districts, other state agencies, and local partners across Iowa. 

You’ll do this through responsibilities such as:

• Managing crash data and leading data analysis efforts, including:
  • Creating and updating analysis methods
  • Working with large, complex datasets and applying advanced statistical techniques 
  • Updating guidance documents as methods improve
  • Working with other DOT teams and tools to make sure safety information stays current and useful
• Leading technical advisory groups incorporating the use of safety analysis in project planning and delivery
• Building and improving data visualization resources
• Serving as a resource on data sources, analysis methods, and statistical best practices

Location: Ames, Iowa

Shift Requirements:  Monday through Friday, flexible schedules are available.

Special Requirements: 

• Maintain a valid driver's license

 

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment and costs can be reviewed here.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!

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The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal-opportunity employer. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us 

Reasonable accommodation such as interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs. 

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov

QualificationsApplicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:  

1 ) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science.

2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Three years of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
c. Possession of a professional certificate in data science, business analytics, or data analytics.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. One year of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management equals one year of full-time experience.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Data Analyst 2.


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