Data Analyst

Data AnalystRemote, New York City, or OaklandLocation: Remote, New York City, or Oakland, CATravel is encouraged approximately once every 6 months to state partners within the continental USA, and occasionally required. We expect these trips to include visits to prisons and parole offices.Role Type: Full-timeCompensation: $97,000Hires remotely in: United StatesExperience: 2+ years of full-time, professional work experienceRecidiviz is thrilled to be hiring a Data Analyst to join our team! We're a small, fast-moving group that works with complex criminal justice data from our state partners and develops analyses and tools that target the drivers of incarceration. That's where you come in. We're looking for someone who has attention to detail to improve our analysis, creativity and inquisitiveness to identify and solve open-ended problems, clarity to think through complex and variable data, flexibility to adjust in a rapidly evolving environment, and above all else, a collaborative, kind nature to add to our culture.About UsRecidiviz is creating safer, healthier communities by improving outcomes for people in the criminal justice system. We build technology to reduce the number of people in prison and to help criminal justice leaders embrace data-driven decision-making.Using software tools and thoughtful product design, we've been able to safely and permanently reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. We work side-by-side with leaders of the criminal justice system, people in prison and on supervision, and ecosystem partners to build a better path forward. In addition to the revenue we earn from state partners, some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations support our work.People who succeed at Recidiviz lead with kindness and humility, assume good intent, learn from failure, and fix problems when they see them. They are excited to work arm in arm with government leadership and staff to improve outcomes. They are great listeners. They build deep relationships with and empathy for the people we work with and the people who our mission serves, even when those two groups feel at odds.About The RoleThis role collaborates across several teams to guide work that targets the drivers of incarceration. Our Data Analysts work with diverse data – criminal justice data both raw and processed from across the country, reports and policy documents from government agencies, and much more – to develop our understanding of the criminal justice system and to motivate change. They perform analyses, contribute to tooling that improve our data and how we work with it, and help drive product launches by ensuring each product in each state has the analytical data required to drive the impact we seek. Our Data Analysts also play a key role in contextualizing and presenting their analyses to key stakeholders, both internal and external.Travel is encouraged approximately once every 6 months to state partners within the continental USA, and occasionally required. We expect these trips to include visits to prisons and parole offices.Core ResponsibilitiesExploring our datasets to find new insights about American criminal justice systemsContextualizing and communicating key findings to internal and external stakeholdersCollaborating with our State Engagement and Implementation Engineering teams to design and execute on targeted roadmaps that drive impact in the states where we workCollaborating with our Product Management, Data Science, and Software Engineering teams to bring analyses and data modeling into production softwareAnalyzing trends and changes in areas related to our own work to understand how our products functionWild SuccessA year from now:You've driven impact. Your work has led to several launches of our products across the country and has helped quantify the impact those tools are having on the outcomes of the justice system.You've leveled up our analytical team. Your contributions to our tooling and processes, as well as your support for your teammates, has helped set our team up to achieve more impact sooner.Minimum QualificationsStrong communication and collaboration skills, to help nurture a knowledgeable, data-oriented cultureEnthusiasm for working with internal and external partners from diverse backgrounds and worldviews, such as government staff, researchers, journalists, technical staff, and practitioners in criminal justice reformAbility to inspect source data, reason about data models, examine results closely, and prepare data and analyses that are usable for various applications2 or more years of practical experience exploring, analyzing, and processing complex datasetsProfessional work experience using SQL to work with large datasets, including high proficiency writing efficient queries for more complex data extraction and transformation tasksHigh familiarity with Python, specifically Pandas package, for tasks such as statistical analysis and data visualizationPreferred QualificationsExperience working in a cross-functional organization that designs, builds, and launches products for usersExperience working with large datasets from the public sector, especially related to criminal justiceFamiliarity with our data stack, which includes Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Looker, Jupyter notebooks, and Python/PandasCompensationCompensation is standardized based on roles and responsibilities. This ensures equitable compensation and responsible stewardship of our resources. As such, we do not negotiate compensation offers.The annual compensation for this role is: $97,000.What We OfferEffective, extremely thoughtful colleagues, working together on a mission that matters90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependentsFlexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays12 weeks of paid parental leave401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting periodComplimentary One Medical membership (depending on location)Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefitsMonthly ClassPass credit for personal wellnessFree mental health support via TalkspaceWell-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you chooseAn annual company offsite each spring and other ad-hoc gatheringsAll the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofitMore About RecidivizRecidiviz was an all-volunteer effort until early 2019, when Clementine, Andrew, and Joshua founded the organization. Since then, we've built an A-team of software engineers, designers, product managers and domain experts, from companies like Google, Apple, Dropbox, Opower, and Sidewalk Labs. Recidiviz was part of Y-Combinator's 2019 class and has received support from some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations, including Ford Foundation, Mackenzie Scott, Schmidt Futures, Arnold Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Mozilla Foundation.Today, Recidiviz works with (and earns revenue from) over 18 state partners – big and small, red and blue – and covers more than 40% of the US incarcerated population. We have helped to get tens of thousands of people out of the criminal justice system, safely and equitably, and saved states nearly $1 billion. In the next five years, Recidiviz plans to partner with 40 states and help 250,000 people who are stuck in the system to get out and stay out. In addition to partnering with state Departments of Corrections, Recidiviz collaborates with and learns from partners – from organizations like the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) to community based organizations and justice-impacted individuals, whose perspectives guide our work.To learn more about how we do what we do, check out our 2024 Year in Review, read some press coverage, or watch our TED Talk. And if you're really keen to see our work, you can dive into our Github:).An Important Note