ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

Arizona Criminal Justice Commissions mission is to continuously address improve sustain and enhance public safety in the State of Arizona through the coordination cohesiveness and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System.

1110 West Washington Street

Phoenix Arizona 85007

Salary: $61000

Grade: 21

Open Until Business Needs Are Met

The Statistical Analysis Center serves as the research program for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) providing statistical and analytical support to inform evidenced-based criminal justice programs and practice and to drive data informed policy development. The work of the SAC directly supports the ACJCs mission to improve sustain and enhance public safety in the State of Arizona through the coordination cohesiveness and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System by providing critical research to assess measure and evaluate the criminal justice system. The SAC collects and disseminates research and statistics that inform criminal justice program and policy decisions.

Under the direction of the senior staff the Research & Statistical Analyst position will assist in the collection processing analysis interpretation summarization and dissemination of data for a particular research study or group of studies. This position also has responsibility for assisting senior staff in developing and conducting programmatic evaluations and related activities

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the departments business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

Assists with preparing technical reports research papers expository articles and other user-friendly packaging methods for dissemination of information to stakeholders and the general public

Assists with the development and implementation of research projects of relevance to the agency and Arizonas criminal justice system

Assists in the collection of statistical information from various agencies and stakeholders at all levels of the criminal justice system

Perform or assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection data entry data processing and data management

Presents research conducted by the SAC to criminal justice partners and citizenry as required

Perform or assist with data analyses data interpretation and data visualization

Knowledge of:

Understanding of database structures data warehousing concepts data quality principles data cleaning and transformation techniques and data security and privacy best practices a plus

Research process including literature review research design data collection methodologies (qualitative and quantitative) data validation and ethical considerations in research

Proficiency in applying appropriate statistical techniques to analyze diverse datasets interpret results accurately and assess statistical significance

Descriptive and inferential statistics experimental design sampling techniques regression analysis multivariate analysis and hypothesis testing

Demonstrates strong initiative and teamwork including the willingness to go above and beyond to meet workload demands when necessary

Skills in:

Gathering data from various sources cleaning and preprocessing large datasets (handling missing values outliers inconsistencies) and transforming data into formats suitable for analysis and visualization

Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in data analysis and visualization such as R or Python for data manipulation statistical modeling and creating custom visualizations

Design and create effective and aesthetically pleasing charts graphs and other visual representations of data that clearly communicate insights to diverse audiences

Building interactive and dynamic dashboards that allow users to explore data track KPIs and gain actionable insights efficiently

Organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities when needed

Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Ability to:

Communicate complex statistical findings and data-driven insights in a clear concise and understandable manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through reports presentations and dashboards

Statistical software packages (e.g. SPSS SAS) data visualization and dashboarding platforms (e.g. Tableau Power BI) and database query languages (e.g. SQL)

Collaborate with diverse stakeholders within and external to the agency

Experience with Google Suite a plus

A graduate degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice statistics public policy/administration or closely related area with a similar emphasis on research and data analysis

A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice statistics public policy/administration or closely related area with a similar emphasis on research and data analysis

At least one year of work experience in a professional setting

Requires possession of and ability to retain a current valid state-issued drivers license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R.12.)

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Sick leave

Retirement plan

Health and dental insurance

Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance deferred compensation plans and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

Please note enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Brian Westerberg at