Statistical Support Conusltant

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, RedSalsa Technologies, Inc., is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!Face to Face Interviews: Interviews for this position will be conducted in person only and will consist of an interview portion and a timed work sample. Local candidates are preferred.TELECOMMUTING - This job is to be performed onsite,Monday-Friday, during business hours. Telecommuting is not an option for this position.Title : Statistical Support - DocLocation : 32399,Tallahassee,FLDuration : 2 + MonthsJob Type : CDescription : 3. Scope of Work The contracted resource(s) will work under the direction of FLBOG and FLDOE staff to perform statistical analysis and data processing tasks, including: Reviewing and interpreting: o Deidentified cohort datasets o Field definitions and data dictionaries Applying appropriate survey weighting methodologies, which may include: o Post-stratification o Raking (iterative proportional fitting) o Other accepted statistical adjustment techniques Developing and applying: o System-level weights o Institutional-level weights Performing data validation and quality checks, including: o Review of weight distributions o Identification and mitigation of extreme weights o Verification of alignment with population characteristics Supporting documentation of methodologies and assumptions used All work will be performed in coordination with, and subject to review by, FLBOG/FLDOE staff. Data Inputs The contracted resource(s) will be provided with: Four (4) deidentified CSV response datasets (one per population group) Cohort-level datasets containing weighting variables Field definition documentation o Through Access to relevant data dictionaries (e.g., SUS Data Dictionary, FCS data dictionary) Work Products As part of assigned tasks, the contracted resource(s) will develop: Updated datasets containing: o System-level weight fields o Institutional-level weight fields Supporting methodological documentation describing: o Weighting approach o Assumptions and decisions o Validation techniques All datasets shall be produced in: CSV format ISO/IEC 8859-1 (Latin-1) character encoding The resource(s) must ensure no introduction of nonprintable characters or data corruption during processing.Skills : Required Qualifications Proposed resource(s) must demonstrate: Education Bachelor’s or higher degree in: o Statistics o Biostatistics o Econometrics o Data Science or related quantitative field Experience Experience applying statistical weighting methods to survey or observational data Experience working with multi-population datasets Strong proficiency in one or more of: o R o Python o SAS o Stata Skills Ability to explain statistical methods clearly Experience producing technical documentation Strong data handling and quality assurance practices If interested, please send a reply with your updated resume and the following details:Full Name: Phone Number: Email ID: Current Location: Work Authorization: Expected Rate/hr : Availability: Relocation: Last 4 digits of SSN: Awaiting your reply...