Senior Data Scientist

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT

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SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

Exam Number: EW1764A-EA

Job Type: PERMANENT

Type Of Recruitment: OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT

Filing Dates:
This is a Reposting in order to re-open the filing period. Applications will be accepted starting at 5:00 p.m. (PT) on August 18, 2026, until the needs of the service are met. The application filing period is subject to closure without notice.

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

Department of Economic Opportunity is seeking qualified candidates to fill a Senior Data Scientist vacancy.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Data Scientist.

The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is LA County’s central economic and workforce development hub helping residents connect to new career pathways, start and certify a business, and access life-changing opportunities. We’re working to advance equity and inclusive, sustainable growth through all DEO programs and services by targeting economic benefits to the most vulnerable and marginalized communities, small businesses and residents in LA County.

Our Vision:
An equitable economy with thriving communities, inclusive and sustainable growth, and opportunity and mobility for all.

Our Mission: DEO creates quality jobs, helps small businesses and high-road employers start and grow, and builds vibrant local communities and spaces.

The Senior Data Scientist will serve as a technical and strategic lead, leveraging advanced analytics to integrate and interpret workforce, employment, and housing data to drive meaningful change for individuals at risk of homelessness in Los Angeles County. Working closely with programs such as WIOA, LA:

RISE, and other programs, this position will design predictive models and outcome tracking systems that identify vulnerable populations, recommend targeted employment interventions, and measure the impact of workforce development initiatives on housing stability and prevention. By synthesizing insights across economic support domains, the Senior Data Scientist enables the development of data-driven strategies, improve service delivery, and implement proactive solutions that foster self-sufficiency and lasting housing security for those most in need.

Economic Opportunity Headquarters

510 S Vermont Ave 11th Fl

Los Angeles CA 90020

Economic Opportunity offers a hybrid telework schedule subject to the needs of the department.

• Collaborates with division, departmental, and countywide stakeholders to solicit, define, and manage highly complex data science projects from conception through implementation; ensures that projects result in actionable insights and recommendations that can be used to support business decisions and allocate resources; and provides ongoing consultation during program implementation of recommendations as necessary to ensure program fidelity.
• Provides technical oversight to small teams of Data Scientists and Predictive Data Analysts as necessary to ensure project success.
• Leads the discovery process with departmental stakeholders to document business requirements and frame business problems so that appropriate corresponding data science techniques and products can be identified and deployed.
• Collaborates with other department subject matter experts to understand, identify, and select available and relevant sources of data for use cases, including internal, external, structured, and unstructured data sources; and provides guidance to other department data experts in the selection and transformation of such sources.
• In conjunction with the Information…