Data & Research Project Manager (Hybrid)

State of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Utah's Department of Criminal Justice seeks a Project Manager (Data & Research) to coordinate data initiatives across state and local criminal justice entities. You will plan data projects, develop dashboards, manage data sharing, and support policy-ready reporting.

Ideal candidate holds a Master’s in a data-related field and at least two years of relevant experience, with strong communication, BI tool proficiency, and programming knowledge in SQL, Python, or R.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a data-related field with at least two years of full-time related work.
• Experience with BI tools and creating data dashboards.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of data structures, data quality, and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Act as a project manager on several inter-related data collection projects.
• Plan and manage data and IT projects and write plans or findings.
• Develop and maintain data dashboards and interactive reports.
• Manage data sharing agreements/MOUs with agencies.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Data visualization

Communication

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

Master’s degree in Data Science / Statistics / CS

Tools

Power BI

Looker

SQL

MS Access

BigQuery

Job description

State of Utah's Department of Criminal Justice seeks a Project Manager (Data & Research) to coordinate data initiatives across state and local criminal justice entities. You will plan data projects, develop dashboards, manage data sharing, and support policy-ready reporting.

Ideal candidate holds a Master’s in a data-related field and at least two years of relevant experience, with strong communication, BI tool proficiency, and programming knowledge in SQL, Python, or R.