Data Scientist II

Key Job Responsibilities

• Organizes and automates project steps for data preparation and analysis
• Composes and assembles reproducible workflows and reports to clearly articulate patterns to researchers and/or administrators
• Prepares data sets for analysis including cleaning/quality assurance, transformations, restructuring, and integration of multiple data sources
• Documents approaches to address research questions and contributes to the establishment of reproducible research methodologies and analysis workflows
• Independently identifies and implements appropriate data science techniques to find data patterns and answer research questions chosen by the lead researcher including data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining

Required Qualifications

• Experience developing dashboards for multiple stakeholders
• Experience writing complex SQL queries for data extraction and transformation
• Experience using Python for data processing, scripting, or automation
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into data visualizations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience developing Power BI or Tableau dashboards
• Experience with data modeling concepts (star schema, dimensional modeling)
• Familiarity with data warehousing platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, Azure Synapse)
• Experience with Power BI Service, including publishing and governance
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and best practices
• Experience working in a collaborative or matrixed environment
• Experience working with geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data
• Ability to design and create engaging, user-friendly maps and geospatial visualizations for research and operational use cases

Department

School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Informatics, Research Data Services.

Compensation

The starting salary for the position is $80,000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Application

To apply for this position, select either “I am a current employee” or “I am not a current employee” under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials. Important: The application has only one attachment field. Upload the following documents in that field, either as a single combined file or as multiple files in the same upload area. Cover letter (required), Resume (required).

Contact Information

Cody Roekle, croekle@wisc.edu
608-263-7676