Job 2950 Jr Statistical Analyst

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position supports statewide reporting through data collection, validation, and maintenance of statistical and survey data; processing datasets and reporting interfaces in SAS; maintaining webpages and dashboard content; and assisting courts with reporting requirements and statistical inquiries. This position handles and prioritizes incoming data requests and contributes to analysis, research activities, literature review, report writing, and dashboard development, while working under the general direction of senior statistical analysts. This position will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, maintain, modify, and develop data-entry interfaces for surveys and monthly reports, develop testing scenarios and conduct testing of statistical and detailed reports, as well as assist in coaching, mentoring, and training less-experienced programmers and new staff on statistical processes. Additionally, this position will develop testing scenarios and conduct testing of statistical and detailed reports, and provide onsite or virtual training to court personnel on data-submission processes and develop presentations for trainings or conferences. After an initial in-person period of at least three months, this position may offer the option to work remotely up to two days per week, depending on departmental business needs and continually meeting expected performance measures.

Requirements

• Degree in criminal justice, social science, or a related field, with coursework in research methods, statistics, or database management (directly related experience may substitute for the degree requirement)
• Minimum of three years of applied statistical research or relational database experience
• Proficiency with statistical analytic software
• Understanding database structures and relationships
• Ability to build queries
• Ability to maintain existing programs
• Ability to develop new programs for data entry, reporting, and analysis
• Knowledge of social science research methods or principles of statistical analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with committees, judges, court administrators, clerks of court, agency personnel, and the public
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workflow to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate data, identify issues, and implement effective solutions
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to follow instructions accurately
• Must possess and maintain a valid, Real ID-compliant Arizona driver’s license

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with courts and the criminal justice system
• Coursework in database management, statistics, or technical/computer-related subjects
• Proficiency in the SAS statistical package, including understanding database structures and relationships, building queries, maintaining existing programs, and developing new SAS programs for data entry, reporting, and analysis

Responsibilities

• Support statewide reporting through data collection, validation, and maintenance of statistical and survey data
• Process datasets and reporting interfaces in SAS
• Maintain webpages and dashboard content
• Assist courts with reporting requirements and statistical inquiries
• Handle and prioritize incoming data requests
• Contribute to analysis, research activities, literature review, report writing, and dashboard development
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain, modify, and develop data-entry interfaces for surveys and monthly reports
• Develop testing scenarios and conduct testing of statistical and detailed reports
• Assist in coaching, mentoring, and training less-experienced programmers and new staff on statistical processes
• Provide onsite or virtual training to court personnel on data-submission processes
• Develop presentations for trainings or conferences

Benefits

• Accrued vacation pay and sick leave
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
• Option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, leading to improved work/life balance, higher job satisfaction, and increased productivity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees