Job Description

Division of Gaming:

Ensures that limited gaming is conducted honestly, fairly, and competitively, and is free from criminal and corrupt elements.

What we do:

Sports Betting/Fantasy Sports unit ensures honesty and integrity in the sports betting and fantasy sports industry, through equal parts of education, compliance, and enforcement. The work unit ensures the physical and logistical security of sports wagering on-line and in off-site Sports Betting areas.

A typical day of a Data Scientist: 

The professional in this position will perform inferential statistical analysis and research to develop statistical models, risk-based models, and interpret the results to evaluate potential non-compliant licensees. The position will review sports betting systems, database architectures, change control procedures, and technical best practices to ensure data recoverability, integrity, accuracy, availability and security. This position will forecast systems usage, revenues, and risk probability to support strategic planning and legislative initiatives.

Additionally, this position will perform predictive analytics to assist in problem gambling strategies.

Statistical Analysis

• Develop appropriate statistical models to determine the impact of proposed legislation and rules.
• Create risk-based models to evaluate non-compliant licensees based on compiled data.
• Produce a formulative analysis and advise users on the information gathered.
• Utilizing available data, constructs probability and predictive models to identify potential compliance risks. Utilize available data and trends to forecast future usage and revenues from gaming systems.

Sports Betting Systems Compliance

• Analyze technical systems, controls, and updates to ensure sports betting systems adhere to Colorado regulations and technical standards.
• Conduct site visits to review compliance of technical sports betting systems. Develop reports to allow the data gathered to provide an adequate picture of a systems compliance with appropriate regulations and technical standards.
• Perform statistical analysis and research, and, subsequently, develop data edits to ensure data’s integrity. Perform statistical analysis and research to reconcile anomalies in the data.

Special Studies or Projects

• Support investigators in planning, coordinating and executing regulatory and criminal investigations through integration and delivery of; data produced by the industry, statistical accuracy, referrals from other enforcement agencies, complaints, or other developed sources.
• Directly influence management decisions within the Division with predictive and analytical measures. Support the Division and the Investigations section by constructing systems and processes to analyze inferential data to ensure integrity in the regulation of sports wagering.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Experience Only:

Seven (7) years of relevant experience  developing analyses utilizing databases, querying languages, and/or analytic software solutions.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in  Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science or a closely related field to the work assignment, as determined by the Department equal to seven (7) years.

NOTE:  If submitting a transcript, certification or other relevant materials, candidates may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Substitutions:

Work experience in statistics, statistical analysis, mathematics, economics, demography, computer science, software development, finance or a related field may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the bachelor's degree.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a background check/ Tax Check.

CONDITIONS of EMPLOYMENT:

• Applicants must successfully pass a background investigation and a tax check prior to appointment to positions in the Gaming Division.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver's license (at the time of application).
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check.
• Attends all DOR compliance training modules.

Preferred Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Knowledge of Rules and Regulations related to Gaming.
• Knowledge of data collection, management and analysis, using relational databases or scripting languages.
• Experience with MOVEit, Google Cloud Platform (Big query, cloud functions, cloud storage).
• Proficiency with SQL, R (Office R, R Markdown and related packages), Tidyverse (TIDYR, DPLYR and related packages), Python (Selenium, OS, SMTP Lib and related packages), Java Script, or VBA.
• Advanced experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or GGPlot2.
• Intermediate to advanced skills on Microsoft Excel and related Microsoft Office tools, or Google Suite related products.
• Strong analytic thinking, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and team working skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong data science and relational database skills for manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing a wide variety of datasets.
• Ability to gather relevant information; identify and analyze problems; and use sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions.
• Takes the initiative to act on and follow through on work activities.

Conditions of Employment with the CDOR:

Employees are in a position of public trust in the performance of their job duties and must operate in a manner that maintains the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and public confidence. 

As a condition of employment with the CDOR, all personnel must file all necessary Colorado Individual Income Tax (CIIT) returns and pay tax obligations, therefore all employees must undergo a pre-employment evaluation of their tax records/accounts to ensure compliance with this policy. Final candidates must also complete a successful background investigation and reference check prior to appointment. Certain positions based on duties may require scheduled background investigations.

Minimum Qualification Screening

A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application, to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Only complete applications submitted before the closing date of this announcement will be reviewed.

• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application. 
• Cover letters and resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application. Part-time work experience will be prorated.
• List your employment history starting with the most recent job, including part-time, temporary, and volunteer jobs. If more than one job was held with a given organization, list each job held as a separate period of employment. 
• Information must be accurate, including dates of employment. If it is found that information provided is falsified, you will not be considered for a job with the State of Colorado and/or may be removed from a job after hire.
• The eligible list established from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Email Address:

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via email. Please set up your e-mail to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "[email protected]" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

Appeal Rights:

An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.

As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.

Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at  [email protected] within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department’s action.

For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov/board-rules .

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