Job Description
Join Innovate Detroit Labs and transform urban data into actionable insights! We're seeking a passionate Senior Data Scientist to start immediately and help revolutionize smart city initiatives across the Motor City. This is your chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment where your solutions directly impact Detroit's future growth and community development.
Responsibilities
- Develop predictive models and machine learning algorithms for urban analytics
- Analyze complex datasets to identify trends in transportation, housing, and economic development
- Create interactive dashboards for city stakeholders using Python, R, and Tableau
- Collaborate with city officials to implement data-driven policy recommendations
- Maintain data quality pipelines and optimize database performance
- Lead cross-functional workshops on data literacy for municipal teams
- Publish research findings in urban tech publications
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, or related field
- 5+ years of professional data science experience
- Expertise in Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn) and SQL
- Portfolio demonstrating complex urban or civic data projects
- Strong statistical modeling and experimental design skills
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences