Data Scientist

Position Summary

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring a Data Scientist on behalf of a client. The client is building a centralized public health data platform that consolidates health data into an interactive environment of maps, charts, tables, and point and click analysis tools. This role supports the upstream data work that feeds that platform, curating datasets and indicators, preparing and validating data for ingestion, and applying data governance standards to protect sensitive health information. The selected candidate works in partnership with the client's program and technical staff, with priorities coordinated through a weekly project meeting.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the ingestion, curation, and integration of datasets into the platform from agency systems, other state agency sources, federally curated sources, and local or county datasets.
• Develop and maintain metadata for datasets and indicators, including data dictionaries and documentation of data element and variable changes.
• Apply data governance standards to indicators, including rate and stabilization rules and small cell suppression safeguards, in coordination with the platform vendor.
• Apply data privacy, deidentification, and statistical disclosure limitation methods to protect sensitive health data.
• Identify solutions for information access, including data repositories and visual display of information for data quality review and decision making, accounting for legal, confidentiality, and security considerations in data collection, storage, and access.
• Support the client's ability to manipulate data, run reports, and develop dashboards through Power BI, ESRI, Tableau, and associated platforms.
• Communicate with system and data users inside the agency and with external stakeholders including hospitals, community coalitions, Tribal Nations, rural health clinics, and academic and research organizations.