Salary : $81,203.20 - $124,883.20 Annually
Location : Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-00210
Agency: 645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 8/12/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
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Job Description
In this role, your main focus will be developing and improving tools that help us provide clear, accurate traffic safety data to DOT Divisions and Districts, other state agencies, and local partners across Iowa.
You'll do this through responsibilities such as:

• Managing crash data and leading data analysis efforts, including:
  • Creating and updating analysis methods
  • Working with large, complex datasets and applying advanced statistical techniques
  • Updating guidance documents as methods improve
  • Working with other DOT teams and tools to make sure safety information stays current and useful
• Leading technical advisory groups incorporating the use of safety analysis in project planning and delivery
• Building and improving data visualization resources
• Serving as a resource on data sources, analysis methods, and statistical best practices

Location: Ames, Iowa
Shift Requirements: Monday through Friday, flexible schedules are available.
Special Requirements:

• Maintain a valid driver's license

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment and costs can be reviewed
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1 ) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science.

2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Three years of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
c. Possession of a professional certificate in data science, business analytics, or data analytics.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. One year of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management equals one year of full-time experience.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Data Analyst 2.
Additional Qualification Requirements
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely. Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question. Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

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Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

• No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq
• Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

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Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management, AND have experience equal to three years of full-time work in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science?

• Yes
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Do you meet A, B and C:a. Three years of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; andb. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.c. Possession of a professional certificate in data science, business analytics, or data analytics.

• Yes - I meet A, B and C
• I do not meet A, B and C

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Do you meet A, B and C:a. One year of full-time work experience in business/data/statistical analytics, economic research, or data science; andb. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; andc. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in business analytics, economics, data science, statistics, mathematics, management information systems, or industrial management equals one year of full-time experience.

• I meet A, B and C
• I do not meet A, B and C

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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa employee? IF YES - Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Data Analyst 2?

• I am a current State of Iowa employee with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Data Analyst 2
• I am not a current State of Iowa employee with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Data Analyst 2

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