Senior Research/Data Analyst

Role Overview

• Under broad supervision, performs complex administrative duties and statistical, financial, or operational data analysis and reporting in support of management decision making in the functional area.
• Identifies trends, discrepancies, and variances to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• May partner with other departments, divisions, outside agencies, and vendors to address business issues.
• Exercises various latitudes of independent judgment.
• May administer or provide high-level support for various projects, grants, contracts, implementation of procedures, and/or any specialized functions.
• Assists with orientation, training, or providing task guidance of junior team members.
• Provides strategic analysis.
• Extract primary data from Oracle Database with the use of SQL
• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
• Provide timely and accurate data to fulfill internal and external data requests
• Identify, compile, and ‘clean’ data for research projects
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Oversee evaluation and research projects
• Communicate the evaluation plan and its details to leadership and stakeholders
• Collaborate with external research partners to ensure understanding of data points and data sets
• Develop and monitor internal and external data requests
• Manage, summarize, and analyze quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Summarize and explain research findings and their implications
• Prepare findings for publication
• Develop, review, and abstract published research
• Produce data visualization dashboards with Tableau

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Two years in a related lead or supervisory role OR Associate's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Four years of related experience, Two years of which in a related lead or supervisory role OR Two years of experience at the lower level IT Business Analyst or position equivalent.
• 5+ years of knowledge and experience with databases (SQL, Oracle, etc)
• 5+ years of experience in accessing and extracting data from organizational and/or other institutional databases
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in the Criminal Justice field and/or Data Management/Analysis
• Proficient skills in queries, report writing, and presenting findings
• Experience in data visualization software (i.e., Tableau)

Tech Stack

• Oracle
• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• 12 months contract duration
• health insurance
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• flexible work arrangements
• professional development opportunities