Data Scientist

Graphable is building a bench of top-tier data science talent to support a landmark public health data initiative for the State of South Dakota. As part of a competitive proposal to the South Dakota Department of Health’s Rural Health Data Atlas program, we’re identifying a Data Scientist to help transform how rural communities across South Dakota access and use health data. This is a long-term, full-time engagement supporting a new state-owned platform that will bring maps, dashboards, and point-and-click analytics to health agencies, Tribal Nations, rural clinics, and researchers statewide.

What You’ll Do

• Support the ingestion, curation, and integration of health datasets from South Dakota state agencies, federal sources, and local/county partners into the new statewide data platform.
• Build and maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and variable/change documentation for platform datasets and public health indicators.
• Apply data governance standards to health indicators, including rate stabilization and small-cell suppression rules that protect individual privacy.
• Apply data privacy and de-identification methods, including statistical disclosure limitation, to sensitive health data.
• Help identify solutions for secure, well-governed data access, and support data quality review and decision-making processes.
• Build reports and dashboards in Power BI, ESRI, and Tableau, and support state staff in manipulating and using platform data.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal Department of Health staff and external stakeholders - hospitals, community coalitions, Tribal Nations, rural health clinics, and academic/research partners., * Fully remote, full-time role (~40 hours/week); availability during Central Time business hours preferred.
• Occasional travel to Pierre, SD (roughly twice a year) for in-person planning sessions - travel expenses reimbursed at state per diem rates.
• Engagement structure is flexible - W-2 employee or 1099/contract - consistent with Graphable’s federated talent model.
• This is a U.S.-based role; it cannot be performed offshore.
• Selected candidates must be able to pass a fingerprint-based background check, required for access to protected health data.

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of statistical methods, data modeling, and analysis tools such as SAS or R.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI, ESRI, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools.
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, or other scripting languages.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• At least 2 years of experience in a public health setting (state/local health departments, Tribal health programs, federally qualified health centers, public health labs, community health organizations, or academic/research institutions doing population-level health work)., * South Dakota residency, or deep familiarity with the state - its counties, communities, and rural health landscape.
• 3-5 years of overall data science / analytics experience.
• Experience with Azure data services (Cosmos DB, Databricks, Synapse, Data Factory).
• Prior experience working with health or human-services agencies, or Tribal Nations.