Deputy Chief of Data Analytics

City of New York • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Deputy Chief of Data Analytics is a senior leader in the Strategic Planning & Analytics (SP&A) Bureau of the Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County. The role supports the Bureau Chief in advancing the Office’s mission to promote fairness, effectiveness, and accountability in prosecution by ensuring data informs decision-making, operations, and the implementation of prosecutorial policies and initiatives.

The Deputy Chief helps shape analytics, research, and evaluation strategy in line with the District Attorney’s priorities; supervises data analysts and the development of standardized data management and analysis systems; and leads analysis related to prosecution and criminal justice priorities. The role works directly with legal bureaus to understand operational questions and develop data-driven solutions, and supports policy implementation by defining metrics and tracking results. Analyses must be accurate, methodologically sound, clear, contextually informed, and actionable.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of supervisory or management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of data analysis and an understanding of analytics tools and relational databases, such as Azure cloud platforms, SQL, R, SPSS, SAS, Stata, and Power BI.
• Strong quantitative analysis skills and deep understanding of research and evaluation methods.
• Strong knowledge of the 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 to work with a results-oriented mindset, multitask, and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in criminal justice, social sciences, public policy, statistics, or a related field.
• Supervisory or management experience in criminal justice, data analysis, and research in a nonprofit or public-sector setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the Bureau Chief in shaping the Office’s analytics, research, and evaluation strategy in alignment with the District Attorney’s priorities.
• Supervise data analysts’ day-to-day work and the ongoing development of standardized data management and analysis systems, ensuring products meet high quality standards.
• Support the Bureau Chief in translating organizational priorities into actionable analytics and research agendas.
• Provide leadership on analysis of prosecution and criminal justice topics, including case flow, dispositions, charging, diversion programs, gun violence, domestic violence, policy and program initiatives, and other prosecutorial priorities.
• Ensure analyses are accurate, methodologically sound, comprehensive, contextually applicable, and actionable.
• Review products before dissemination to ensure quality, clarity, and applicability, particularly when findings inform policy decisions or reporting.
• Work with legal bureaus to understand their workflows and questions; use analysis to diagnose operational issues, screening and charging patterns, and program referral challenges; and collaborate on data-driven solutions.
• Support strategic policy rollouts by establishing metrics, tracking implementation, and surfacing early trends or challenges.
• Interpret trends in light of crime and policing patterns, court operations, legislative changes, and data-quality issues in justice-system databases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed