Data Analyst; AI

Role:
Data Analyst (AI)

Location:

Houston, TX 77002 (Hybrid: 3 days in office / 2 days WFH)

Duration: 12 months

The Data Analyst (AI) leads the development, deployment, and governance of advanced analytics and AI solutions. This role modernizes government operations by blending deep technical expertise with practical public‑sector applications, ensuring AI tools are ethical, secure, and data‑informed.

• AI & Advanced Analytics: Build end‑to‑end ML models, NLP tools, and predictive analytics pipelines (from data acquisition through to deployment and monitoring) using responsible AI frameworks.
• Data Strategy & Governance: Maintain MLOps data quality standards, document models, and partner with IT/Cybersecurity to secure sensitive data.
• BI & Visualization: Build Power BI dashboards and automated reports to translate complex AI insights into real‑time metrics for executive leadership.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with departments to identify AI opportunities, mentor junior analysts, and improve resident‑facing services.

• Production AI Solutions: Deploy AI tools to optimize at least 3 internal or resident‑facing processes (e.g., triage, forecasting, permit processing).
• AI Governance Framework: Establish bias testing, model documentation, and incident response workflows.
• Executive Dashboards: Launch near‑real‑time KPI dashboards focused on service delivery and fiscal efficiency.

• Delivery: Number of models deployed; project intake‑to‑pilot duration; model threshold targets (MAE, F1, AUROC).
• Quality: Frequency and time‑to‑remediation of model drift; successful retraining without bias/regression.
• Innovation: Effective use of advanced tech (LLMs, NLP, geospatial) and high reusability of pipeline components.