Minimum Qualifications

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate must be curious, flexible thinkers who love learning new things and tackling challenges on a daily basis. In addition, they should possess the following: - A postgraduate degree (master’s or PhD) in statistics, economics, data science, computational social science, or a related quantitative field. - 5 years of experience in applied data science, analytics, or research roles, ideally in policy or civic tech. - A strong portfolio of self-directed analytic work is expected. Experience in the justice system is a plus. - Research experience required both quantitative and qualitative research preferred. - Detailed knowledge of Python or R for data manipulation, analysis, and modeling. - Experience using advanced statistical techniques and modern machine learning methods for predictive modeling to drive decision making, optimization, and resource allocation. - Experience working with relational databases (e.g. Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL) and writing complex SQL queries. - Experience integrating external data from APIs and common data formats like JSON, CSV, and Parquet. - Expertise in data wrangling and cleaning, including handling messy, incomplete, or complex administrative datasets. - Strong data storytelling skills, with experience creating or supporting compelling visualizations, dashboards, and policy briefs. - Proficiency with computation notebooks for data exploration, analysis, and presentation of results. - Experience working with justice-involved or other marginalized populations preferred. - Ability to generate and drive a project from conception to implementation, to identify gaps, relevant partners, criteria for decision-making, and analytic strategy. - Ability to balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines ability to think outside of the box and develop novel strategies for analysis ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment ability to work comfortably with a wide variety of people at different levels within the organization and with different backgrounds. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present data and research. - Attention to detail and the ability to give and receive clear direction/instruction.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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