Executive Director, Data Science

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Strategic Initiatives Bureau (SIB) is the NYPD's central body for research, analysis, and policy development. SIB’s mission is to design and drive long term, enterprise-wide transformation by evaluating policies, programs, and resources, while striving toward maximum organizational efficiency and effectiveness. It serves as a primary advisor to the police commissioner regarding the department's short- and long-term strategic goals. SIB examines new technologies and explores innovative solutions to help the Department to fulfill its primary mission of keeping New York City safe.

The selected candidate will lead a team to help ensure the Department's compliance with data integrity for reporting NIBRS crime data to the FBI, among other state and local entities. In addition, the Executive Director will help establish collaborative relationships with external research partners (e.g., academic institutions, crime labs, etc.) to help the Department stay at the forefront of industry best practices and innovation. This would include the potential of partnering with academic institutions to publish research on issues impacting policing. Lastly, the Executive Director will evaluate internal and external business processes in an effort to automate or shift work. This is envisioned to begin by reviewing the process of crime data requests, such as statuary Clery Act requests received from colleges, with the goal of making the process a self-service model of data production for colleges; thereby, eliminating Department personnel from processing and production of said data requests.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

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Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years full- time satisfactory professional experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position, including eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity.

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above; however, all candidates must possess eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity as described above.

Preferred Skills

- Strong data visualization skills, with the ability to create dashboards to effectively communicate data findings. - An understanding of programming languages such as Python and SQL. - Be proficient in software projects including Microsoft suite's Excel and PowerBI. - Possess a knowledge of statistical concepts and methods to perform complex data analysis. - Have experience in data management (i.e., organizing and cleaning data) to ensure accuracy and integrity.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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