Lead Wage & Hour Data Scientist (Legal Analytics)

Jackson Lewis P.C.; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

FSA/HSA

Holidays & PTO

Employee assistance

Job summary

Jackson Lewis P.C. is seeking a Lead Statistician to support the Wage & Hour Data Analytics group. You will oversee complex data analyses on class and collective actions, coordinate with attorneys and clients, and guide a small team of statisticians.

You will translate analytic results into actionable legal recommendations while expanding data tooling and improving processes. The role requires strong communication and leadership in a high-stakes legal environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of data experience with Wage & Hour topics, preferably in a legal or HR context.
• Direct experience with California Wage & Hour topics and data, a large plus.
• Experience leading data analytics projects independently from inception through completion.
• Experience with project management and balancing multiple competing priorities.
• Experience overseeing others with a focus on quality-control and code reviews.
• Expert working knowledge of R or Python as well as expert working knowledge of Excel to write programs to automate repetitive statistical and data tasks.
• Experience building relationships with senior stakeholders and communicating technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret results to provide meaningful recommendations to counsel regarding potential legal strategies resulting from analysis findings.
• Experience with implementing process improvements a plus.
• Willingness to conform to standardized group practices.

Responsibilities

• Work as the primary contact of attorneys, clients, and team manager to determine strategies on projects involving but not limited to class action data analytics, Practice Group initiatives, and marketing efforts.
• Assess client exposure under various litigation scenarios – class action, collective action, etc., using appropriate coding and analytical methods for different data types and legal statutes as an individual contributor.
• Oversee the work of 2-3 statisticians such that their work is completed on time, accurately, and with appropriate quality-control processes.
• Ensure the quality work product of assigned statisticians.
• Act as teacher and role model for technical and behavioral skills required for long term success with Jackson Lewis analytics team.
• Collaborate with attorneys and statisticians on analysis revisions, often on-the-fly during mediation proceedings.
• Provide clear and concise communications regarding the analysis processes and results – both written and oral – to attorneys and client contacts, with the ability to explain complex topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Develop strong and effective relationships with attorneys and clients.
• Execute assigned tasks in a self-directed, proactive manner, while actively managing own time and quality of work.
• Expand scope of data tools employed by analysis team, including internal business capture and process automation.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously from data intake and methodology development to analysis completion for their own direct work and team members who they are overseeing.
• Collaborate with team manager to support the hiring, training, and development of their 2-3 team members holistically across cases.
• Serve as an ambassador for the W&H Team, assisting team members/attorneys/clients outside of the primary statisticians that they oversee.

Skills

Data analysis

Wage & Hour data

R or Python

Excel automation

Project leadership

Team supervision

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

California Wage & Hour

Timekeeping & payroll data

Education

Master’s degree in applied statistics / related field

Tools

R

Python

Excel

Job description

Jackson Lewis P.C. is seeking a Lead Statistician to support the Wage & Hour Data Analytics group. You will oversee complex data analyses on class and collective actions, coordinate with attorneys and clients, and guide a small team of statisticians.

You will translate analytic results into actionable legal recommendations while expanding data tooling and improving processes. The role requires strong communication and leadership in a high-stakes legal environment.