Data Scientist I/II

Overview

Hybrid
$74,423 - $127,234
Full Time

Skills

Analytic
Python
R
MS SQL
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Written Skills
ESRI ArcGIS

Job Details

First Review of Applications: September 19, 2025
Expected Start Date: October/November 2025

Description

Overview of the Data Science Department

The Data Science Department provides SANDAG member agencies, elected officials, other organizations, and the public with information and technical resources for regional planning, funding, and policymaking efforts. The department represents a broad range of expertise from land use and transportation modeling, applied social research, public safety, demographics, economics, and quality assurance. The information the department gathers, analyzes, produces, delivers, and maintains is essential to the success of SANDAG.

Overview of the Data Quality Assurance/Quality Control Team

The Data Quality Assurance/Quality Control team provides independent verification of data acquired or produced by SANDAG modeling, forecasting, analysis, mapping, and visualization efforts. In addition to conducting data verification steps, the team also develops and implements formalized policies and processes around data quality management.

Role

The Data Science Department is hiring a Data Scientist in the Data Quality Assurance/Quality Control team. Under supervision from the hiring manager, the position will support the development and implementation of quality control checks on datasets used and produced by teams across the agency to ensure quality and reliability.

Typical Qualifications

  • The minimum education, training, and experience include a bachelor s degree with major course work in data science, computer science, management information systems, regional planning, geography, demography, economics, statistics, mathematics or a related field, and one to two years of professional experience in data analysis and programming.
  • Intermediate-advanced level programming experience in Python (and other object-oriented program languages) is critical.
  • Knowledge of design principles for relational database management systems; experience creating SQL queries, stored procedures, and data views; familiarity with MS SQL Server or other enterprise relational database systems.
  • Experience using geographic information system software such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS.
  • Experience using Business Intelligence/Information Sharing software (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) to create reports and dashboards.

Benefits

SANDAG offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including:

  • Hybrid work options
  • 9/80 flexible work schedule
  • Pay-for-performance merit increases
  • Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
  • Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya
  • Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
  • Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
  • Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
  • Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
  • Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service

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First review September 19, 2025. EOE.

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