Recidiviz is looking to hire a Policy Data Analyst to improve analysis, identify and solve open-ended problems, and develop policy analyses that deepen understanding of the criminal justice system and motivate policy change.
Requirements
- Professional work experience using SQL to work with large datasets
- High proficiency writing efficient queries for complex data extraction and transformation tasks
- High familiarity with Python, specifically Pandas package, for tasks such as statistical analysis and data visualization
- Experience adapting customized quantitative methods that introduce intuitively meaningful metrics in ambiguous, unconstrained contexts
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Looker, Jupyter notebooks, and Python/Pandas
Responsibilities
- Exploring datasets to find new insights about American criminal justice systems
- Contextualizing and communicating key findings to internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborating with Data Science and Implementation Engineering teams to design and execute on targeted roadmaps
- Collaborating with Product Management and State Engagement teams to bring analyses and data modeling into administrative and legislative policy processes
- Assessing policy priorities and specific policy details to develop responsive, analytical methods
Other
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Enthusiasm for working with internal and external partners from diverse backgrounds and worldviews
- 2 or more years of practical experience exploring, analyzing, and processing complex datasets
- Travel of approximately one week per quarter may be required
- 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays
