CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST IV

City of New York • New York, NY

20h • $109,565 - $142,112

About The Position

The New York City Police Department’s mission is to improve quality of life by partnering with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The department focuses on crime prevention, quality-of-life concerns, strategic resource deployment, and lasting community relationships.

Within the Police Commissioner’s Office, the Chief Analytics Officer’s team conducts quantitative analysis for the Police Commissioner and coordinates efforts to modernize and strengthen analytics across the Department. The team is seeking a skilled, motivated data scientist to conduct quantitative analyses, build automated reports, and interpret complex data for Department leadership. The position requires requirements gathering and decision support. Analysts provide timely answers to operational and executive questions, analyze data under tight timelines, create clear visualizations, and explain results in plain language to non-technical audiences. Accuracy, curiosity, and clear communication are important to the work, which informs real decisions.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are subject to a minimum one-year probationary period. Employees must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification document upon hire.

Requirements

• For assignment Level II and above, a doctorate in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental, or social science and one year of full-time responsible supervisory, administrative, or research experience in the specialization; or a relevant master’s degree and three years of responsible full-time research experience; or equivalent education and experience.
• Candidates qualifying through the equivalent education and/or experience route must have at least a master’s degree in an appropriate specialization and at least two years of the specified research experience.
• Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I may substitute for the experience required under the doctorate or master’s degree routes.
• Ability to conduct quantitative analyses, build automated reports and visualizations, interpret complex data, gather requirements, support decisions, communicate clearly with non-technical audiences, and maintain accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative analyses for Department leadership.
• Build automated reports.
• Interpret complex data and communicate results to Department leadership.
• Gather requirements and provide decision support.
• Pull and analyze data to answer operational and executive questions on tight timelines.
• Build clear visualizations.
• Explain findings to non-technical audiences in plain language.
• Support the Chief Analytics Officer’s team in maturing and modernizing analytics at the Department.

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee, spouse or domestic partner, and unemancipated children under age 26.
• Union benefits, including dental and vision coverage.
• Paid annual leave and sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Pension.
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs, including Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior