Position Summary:
The New York County District Attorney’s Office has an immediate opening for a Data Analyst in its Bureau of Planning and Management.  The mandate of Planning is to deliver actionable insight and quantitative support to the Office through analytics.  In this position, the Data Analyst is responsible for supporting Planning with the aggregation, reporting, and analysis of enterprise data sets.  This position requires a combination of analytical and interpersonal skills, as the ideal candidate will have the ability to perform rigorous analyses and motivation to deliver results to a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Create reports and dashboards for managerial staff.
• Develop automated methods to inform leadership of relevant data points.
• Work in partnership with executive staff to develop key performance indicators.
• Use advanced techniques to solve office or system-wide problems.
• Team up with outside agencies or entities on data-driven projects.
• Deploy statistical models to relevant user groups.
• Tread new ground in terms of analytical tools, methods, and techniques.
• Identify new use cases, pilot concepts, and implement methods for using data to achieve office goals.
• Collaborate with IT on infrastructure, tools, and policies.
• Educate staff on the power of data-driven work.
• Seek out, integrate, and analyze new sources of data applicable to DANY operations or priorities.
• Collaborate with IT on storage procedures, reporting environment, and database design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of, and interest in, the criminal justice system
• Experience with complex datasets
• Proficiency in R (or other statistical software), and GIS software
• Microsoft SQL or other RDBMS experience
• Microsoft Analysis Services or other OLAP experience

Educational Requirements:

• Master’s degree in a related field required (Social Sciences, Computer Science, or Criminal Justice)

Additional Requirements:

• One (1) year commitment to the hiring bureau