Data Quality Analyst

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.

The FDNY Bureau of Enterprise Technology manages key departmental initiatives and drives data-driven decision-making. Its Data Quality unit is responsible for generating actionable insights through analysis, reporting, and visualizations. This unit also ensures accountability and transparency by compiling metrics for the Mayor's Management Report (MMR) and producing datasets for NYC Open Data.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full-time City Research Scientist, L2 in the Data Quality Unit. This position is in the title of City Research Scientist (Job ID 21744).

About the Role

With latitude for independent initiative and judgement, the Data Quality Analyst will assist the Department in making evidence-based decisions. Day-to-day responsibilities focus on data quality and insight delivery.

Responsibilities

• Rigorously perform data quality checks and anomaly detection
• Support the building of interactive dashboards, primarily using Tableau and modern Python frameworks (Dash/Streamlit)
• Swiftly fulfill ad-hoc data requests
• Design appropriate metrics to track and report on departmental performance
• Participate in community outreach, especially in the context of Open Data, which could include responding to public inquiries, representing the Department at Open Data Events, and gathering feedback from the community

This is a crucial function that connects the FDNY's internal data efforts with the public, leveraging data transparency to enhance safety and build trust.

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health): A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:

• A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

Preferred Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, skilled in creating data visualizations and metrics
• Excellent programming skills in SQL and Python
• Knowledge of basic statistics

Additional Information

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Pay

$87,743.00 – $110,120.00