City Of New York

Deputy Chief of Data Analytics

City Of New York$100K — $130K *
Bronx, NY 10451In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in criminal justice, social sciences, public policy, statistics, or related field preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years supervisory or management experience, preferably in criminal justice, data analysis, and research.
  • Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools and relational databases such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Stata.
  • Strong quantitative analysis skills and familiarity with research and evaluation methods.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the Criminal Justice system and associated data sources.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Bureau Chief in shaping analytics and research strategies for the Office.
  • Supervise daily work of data analysts and develop standardized data management systems.
  • Oversee translation of organizational priorities into actionable analytics and research agendas.
  • Lead analysis on prosecution-related topics including case flow and diversion programs.
  • Ensure the accuracy and methodological soundness of all analyses and results.
  • Review products for quality and clarity before dissemination.
  • Work with legal bureaus to diagnose operational issues using data analysis.

Benefits

  • Healthcare and dental coverage
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid vacation and sick leave
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
The Deputy Chief of Data Analytics serves as a senior leader within the Strategic Planning & Analytics (SP&A) Bureau, supporting the Bureau Chief in advancing the Office's mission to promote fairness, effectiveness, and accountability in prosecution. The role ensures that data is leveraged to strengthen decision-making, operations, and the implementation of prosecutorial policies and initiatives.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

-Support the Bureau Chief in shaping the Office's analytics, research, and evaluation strategy in alignment with the District Attorney's priorities.
-Supervise the day-to-day work of data analysts and the ongoing development of standardized data management and analysis systems. Ensure results and products meet the highest quality standards.
-Support the Bureau Chief in overseeing the translation of organizational priorities into actionable analytics and research agendas.
-Provide leadership on analytic techniques specific to prosecution and criminal justice systems, including case flow, dispositions, charging, diversion programs, gun violence, domestic violence, policy and program initiatives, and other prosecutorial priorities.
-Ensure that all analyses are accurate, methodologically sound, comprehensive, applicable to the context, and actionable.
-Review products before dissemination to ensure quality, clarity, and applicability, particularly when findings inform policy decisions or reporting.
-Work directly with legal bureaus to understand their workflows and questions. Utilize data analysis to diagnose operational issues, screening and charging patterns, or program referral challenges and work with bureaus to develop data-driven solutions.
-Inform strategic policy rollouts by establishing metrics, tracking implementation, and surfacing early trends or challenges.
-Ensure appropriate interpretation of trends by considering crime and policing patterns, court operations, legislative changes, and data quality issues inherent in justice-system databases.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

-Advanced degree in criminal justice, social sciences, public policy, statistics, or a related field preferred.
-Required: A minimum of 5 years supervisory or management experience, preferably in criminal justice, data analysis, and research in a non-profit or public sector setting.
-Advanced knowledge of data analysis and understanding of tools and relational databases used in the analytics such as R, SPSS, SAS, Stata, etc.
-Strong quantitative analysis skills and familiarity with research and evaluation methods.
-Strong knowledge of Criminal Justice system and data sources including arrests, court, and department of corrections data.
-Strong project management and supervisory skills in a team-oriented environment
-Excellent written and verbal interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
-Ability and comfort with a results-oriented mindset, multi-tasking and meeting deadlines.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1", "2" or "3" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

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