GIS Data Aanlyst at Zipline

Zipline International Inc. is an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones.

 

GIS Data Aanlyst

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldData, Business Analysis and AI  , ICT / Computer 

What You'll Do  

  • Design and maintain analytics frameworks that connect geospatial and operational data to business outcomes. Uncover trends, develop KPIs, and support data-driven decision-making across sales, marketing, and government engagement efforts.
  • Collaborate with GIS engineers and operations teams to refine Zipline’s spatial data pipelines. Ensure accurate and validated flight routing and territory mapping using up-to-date satellite, drone, and local data sources.
  • Conduct spatial analyses to estimate travel time and distance to health facilities using road network data, elevation models, and service delivery catchments.
  • Support monitoring and evaluation (M&E) studies by integrating geospatial data with health, demographic, and operational datasets to inform impact assessments.
  • Access and analyze remote sensing data from platforms such as Google Earth Engine, Sentinel, or Landsat to support environmental, demographic, and infrastructure-related research.
  • Design and implement spatial regression models and geographically weighted analyses to explore spatial patterns in health outcomes and service accessibility.
  • Contribute to the design of sampling strategies for household surveys, including spatial enumeration and clustering techniques to ensure representativeness and feasibility in the field.
  • Develop models to identify optimal locations for new Zipline distribution centers based on geospatial, socioeconomic, epidemiological, and logistical factors.
  • Analyze disease outbreak patterns and model the geographical dissemination of infectious diseases to support response planning and proactive health interventions.
  • Create clear, reproducible spatial data pipelines and visualizations to support internal decision-making and external communications with stakeholders.
  • Collaborate closely with data scientists, impact evaluators, engineers, and policy teams to translate research questions into actionable geospatial analyses.

What you will bring

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in GIS and spatial analysis, preferably in a sales or customer success environment
  • Strong working knowledge of GIS Tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS
  • Strong proficiency in Generative AI tools and applications relevant to data analysis and visualization.
  • Advanced skills in data visualization using tools like Mode, Tableau, Power BI, or Matplotlib
  • Experience in writing SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets from relational databases; ability to optimize SQL queries for performance improvements, create and maintain database schemas, and manage database security
  • Familiarity with geospatial risk modeling, transportation/logistics networks, or public health infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex data in a clear, concise manner; ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Inherent self-motivation, adaptability, and creativity

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Zipline on zipline.com to apply

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