Deputy Chief of Data Analytics

Bronx District Attorney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronx District Attorney's Office is seeking a Deputy Chief of Data Analytics to lead the Strategic Planning & Analytics Bureau in promote fairness, effectiveness and accountability in prosecutions.

The role ensures data is leveraged to strengthen decision-making and operational improvements, translating priorities into data-driven analytics and research agendas. A minimum of five years supervising data analysis work is required, with advanced knowledge of analytic tools and criminal justice data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 24 credits in auditing/related fields and five years of auditing experience.
• Minimum 18 months in managerial or executive capacity or supervision of several audit teams.
• Experience with GAGAS and public sector auditing standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Bureau Chief in shaping analytics and research strategy aligned with priorities.
• Supervise daily work of data analysts and standardize data management systems.
• Translate organizational priorities into actionable analytics and agendas.
• Provide leadership on analytic techniques for prosecution and criminal justice topics.
• Ensure analyses are accurate, sound, and actionable for policy decisions.
• Review products before dissemination to ensure quality and clarity.
• Collaborate with legal bureaus to diagnose operational issues and craft data-driven solutions.
• Inform strategic policy rollouts by establishing metrics and tracking trends.

Skills

Data analysis

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Project management

Criminal justice knowledge

Research methods

Education

Master's degree in criminal justice or related field

Tools

R

SPSS

SAS

Stata

SQL databases

Job description

***** THIS POSTING IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE CURRENTLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE DCAS CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AUDITOR.

The Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County ("BXDA") is charged with the twin goals of ensuring public safety and striving for equal justice for the over 1.4 million members of the Bronx County community. By “Pursuing Justice with Integrity,” the BXDA places a focus on assistance for crime victims while simultaneously ensuring fairness to defendants. Moreover, the BXDA aims to balance the need to seek appropriate punishment for certain crimes while recognizing when punitive measures do not adequately advance justice. By recognizing these significant distinctions and acting accordingly, BXDA has established a standard of excellence in the representation of the Bronx community at large, which continues to grow stronger every day. In furtherance of this mission, the BXDA seeks a skilled and highly engaged Deputy Chief of Data Analytics.

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 Responsibilities

• 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.

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AUDI - 10010

Minimum Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in auditing, accounting, finance, economics, statistics, law, quantitative or qualitative research methodology, mathematics, data science, management, public or business administration, computer science/information technology, or a related field, and five years of full-time experience in performance auditing according to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), information technology auditing, internal auditing and/or financial auditing, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of several teams of auditors.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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

City Residency is not required for this position.

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.