Analytics Manager (Data Analytics)

Department
 

UL Urban Crime Lab

About the Department
 

Who We Are: In cities across the country, people face high rates of gun violence, under-resourced schools, and social harms associated with the criminal justice system -- all of which disproportionately impact people of color. These inequalities have profound consequences on public safety and opportunity. As a society we have failed to address these challenges, in part, because of our lack of understanding of the most effective and cost-effective solutions that can have a real impact on people’s lives. We believe that rigorous research can help. The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab partner with cities and communities to use data and rigorous research to design, test, and scale programs and policies that enhance public safety, improve educational outcomes, and advance justice. Our mission is to combine world-class data science and research, in partnership with government agencies, to substantially improve the effectiveness of the public sector and achieve impact at scale. To learn more about the Crime Lab and Education Lab, visit https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/labs/crime. The Role: The UChicago Crime Lab and Education Lab are seeking an experienced Analytics Manager (Data Analytics) with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy experiments designed to test the effectiveness of youth violence prevention and educational interventions. The Analytics Manager will work on a small portfolio of analytic projects across the areas of both criminal justice and education, develop and manage processes and procedures for collaborative data access and use, support broader organizational development activities, and manages other analysts. The position offers the opportunity to work directly with leading social policy researchers, at the University of Chicago and NYC-area universities, local city agency staff, as well as a team of administrative staff, other analysts, research managers, and student research assistants.

Job Summary
 

The job independently designs, performs analysis, and publishes results from research projects, applying statistical methods from proposal phase through report phase. Develops objectives, designing sampling, randomization, and data collection procedures. Develops and implements new innovative procedures in the areas of data collection, quality control, statistical analyses, and presentation of results.

Responsibilities

• Manages a small team of Research Analysts.

• Leads data analysis and management on a small portfolio of research projects by cleaning, merging, matching, sampling, modeling, and randomizing data.

• Prepares results for memos, spreadsheets, and presentations targeting both policymakers and academic researchers.

• Serves as an in-house expert for one or more key administrative datasets, and advises research staff to ensure consistent use of data.

• Provides consultation to staff on advanced statistical techniques such as randomization, power calculations, data transformations, econometrics, etc.

• In partnership with Director of Data and Analytics, Research Directors, Executive Director, and/or Sr. Research Managers assists with internal coordination and management of data requests to partner agencies.

• Supports development and management of data operations, which could include quality assurance processes, creating code standards, and building templates and tools for data management and visualization.

• Partners with the Talent Manager to help recruit, screen, and hire new talent, and creates data exercises and other recruitment and onboarding tools.

• Works with the management team on issues of organizational development and leadership, potentially including identifying areas for staff development and professional development.

• May supervise other research staff and provide guidance on professional development, goal setting, and lab- or organization-wide opportunities.

• Develops and new innovative procedures in the areas of data collection, quality control, statistical analyses, and presentation of results. Reviews and improves statistical computer programs.

• Collaborates with researchers in designing, conducting, and publishing results from research projects and assumes primary responsibility for writing statistical design, methods, and analysis for research proposals.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in economics, sociology, public policy, statistics, computer science, or a closely related field.

• Master degree strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Relevant research experience strongly preferred.

• Experience managing analytic staff.

• Working with large, complex, and/or administrative datasets.

• Working with field experiments or randomized controlled trials.

• Program evaluation methods (e.g., difference-in-differences, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity).

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Experience working with R, Python, Stata, or other statistical programming languages.

• Ability to work in Git and familiarity with Gitlab or Github.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong statistical programming skills.

• Strong interest in social policy.

• Strong quantitative skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent data visualization ability.

• Ability to work both independently and as a team member.

• Ability to work discretely with sensitive and confidential data.

• Knowledge and understanding of crime policy, violence and/or education research literature.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

• References (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Research

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

Employees must comply with the University’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements. More information about the requirements can be found on the University of Chicago Vaccination GoForward .
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We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages a diversity of perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

 

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.  A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.  Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

 

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