Data Scientist - Non-Merit - Police Department

Salary: $48.87 - $64.57 Hourly
Location : Towson, MD
Job Type: NON-MERIT
Job Number: NM.136 05-2026
Department: POLICE
Opening Date: 05/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/17/2026 4:30 PM Eastern

Regular Schedule: 34 hours per week

Monday-Friday Day Work or Monday-Friday Afternoon Work. Position may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, planned events or unplanned events.

Non-Merit vacancies exist in the Police Department, Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Non-merit positions are not classified within the Baltimore County Government Classification and Compensation Plan.

All interested candidates must apply at this time.

List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experience on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.

Note: Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.

You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s)/license(s) to your application. Unofficial copies are acceptable.

Failure to submit proof of License(s), Certification(s) and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of license(s), certification(s), and/or education must be submitted with each application.
Examples of Duties

Position Overview
Conducts tactical crime analysis, strategic crime analysis and/or intelligence analysis in support of specific police operations, deployments, initiatives, planned events and/or unplanned events in the Criminal Intelligence Section.

General Job Functions

• Analyzes police and non-police data to disseminate intelligence products relating to criminal activity, crime trends, crime series and crime patterns based on spatial analysis, temporal analysis, and modus operandi.
• Conducts analysis to develop, write, and disseminate Crime Maps, Intelligence Bulletins, Threat Assessments, Intelligence Assessments, Crime Forecasts, Post Car Alerts, Open Source analysis, Social Network Analysis, Telephone Toll Analysis, etc.
• Prepares oral briefings, written reports, and/or supporting and illustrative narrative and material in the form of charts, tables, graphs, maps and develops recommendations and forecasts in a detailed factual format to be used by Command Staff and field supervisors in order to evaluate enforcement priorities and intelligence operations.
• Performs sophisticated analysis of specific crimes to aid in instituting tactical crime suppression and prevention activities.

Business Intelligence Job Functions

• Develops SQL queries and SSRS reports in order to conduct analysis of crime patterns, series and trends.
• Writes queries from SQL databases and Motorola Premier One for the purpose of conducting tactical crime analysis and/or intelligence analysis.
• Develops PowerBI Dashboards to monitor emerging crime patterns and trends, and forecast patterns and trends.
• Conducts intelligence data management to capture, control, and analyze multi-source intelligence data using iBase.
• Discovers and uncover networks, patterns and trends using complex structured and unstructured data.

Intelligence Analysis Job Functions

• Uses criminal intelligence processes to identify criminal activity including telephone toll pattern detection, suspect-crime correlations, and target-suspect profiles; prepare deployments, charts and maps for patrol, and command staff.
• Monitors open sources for potential criminal activity and/or threats to the community.
• Prioritizes targets, link individuals to groups, find linkages between criminal networks and establish intelligence requirements to keep investigative units on track with the goals and objectives of executive command staff and the Chief.

Tactical Analysis Job Functions

• Disseminates situational awareness bulletins and post car alerts for patrol officers based on analysis of short-term crime trends.
• Distinguishes between patterns, series and trends to help guide patrol responses.
• Develops risk-terrain models, harm models and spatial data models to inform patrol deployments and evaluate patrol deployments.
• Analyzes police data to identify and forecast patterns, series, and trends in criminal activity.

(NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.)
Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree that included one course in quantitative methods and three additional courses in research methods, computer programming, Geographic Information Science, Crime Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Crime Science, quantitative methods and/or a related field,
PLUS
two years of prior work experience as a law enforcement analyst or public health analyst.
OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree that included one course in quantitative methods and three additional courses in research methods, computer programming, Geographic Information Science, Crime Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Crime Science, quantitative methods and/or a related field,
PLUS
five years of prior work experience as a law enforcement analyst or public health analyst.

Preferred Qualifications
Work related experience with ArcGIS (Spatial Analyst), Microsoft Report Builder, i2 Analyst's Notebook, SQL Queries, Rigel Geographic Profiling, Tactical Crime Analysis, and Criminal Intelligence Analysis.

Licenses and Certificates
Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a non-commercial Class C Maryland driver's license is preferred at the time of appointment.

IACA Crime Analyst Certification, IALEA Intelligence Analyst Certification are desirable.

Character Requirements
All applicants must be of good moral character and emotionally stable, as determined by a comprehensive background investigation and drug test.

Proof of License(s), Certification(s) and Education
Applicants are required to submit proof of license(s), certification(s) and education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant's major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Failure to submit proof of License(s), Certification(s) and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of license(s), certification(s), and/or education must be submitted with each application.

Proof of Degree Equivalency
Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States of America are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from World Education Services, Inc. ().

Mail or deliver documents to:
ATTN: Data Scientist - Non-Merit - Police Department
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204

You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s)/license(s) to your application. Unofficial copies are acceptable.
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
Applicants will be qualified based on an evaluation of their training and experience, as stated on their application, which includes answers to the supplemental questions. Applicants must state the dates and duties of past and present experience clearly and completely for evaluation purposes.
Conditions of Employment

This position will require a flexible, rotating schedule including evenings and weekend shifts.

Essential employee status may require employee to work in the office during natural or man-made disasters, critical incidents or incident management activations. Requires ability to identify and distinguish color.

Physical and Environmental Conditions
This position involves frequent walking, standing, and carrying of equipment. There is some exposure to potentially hazardous conditions such as adverse weather and traffic.

Medical Examination and Employment Background Investigation
Applicants selected for employment with Baltimore County must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screening and employment investigation, including, but not limited to criminal background, education certification and fingerprinting checks.
Employment Benefits for Non-Merit or Non-Classified, Part-Time Employees

Baltimore County General Government offers the following benefits to part-time, non-merit or non-classified employees. New employees are eligible for benefits upon hire, unless noted otherwise.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Baltimore County is an equal opportunity employer and encourages minority, female and disabled applicants.

Smoke free workplace
All Baltimore County offices are smoke free.

Drug free workplace
Baltimore County provides a drug free workplace. Prospective employees are required to submit to urinalysis drug testing as part of the pre-employment physical examination.

Employee Assistance Program
Our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential and professional assessment and referral assistance for employees and eligible dependents in the household who are experiencing personal problems that may be affecting work performance, job satisfaction, or overall quality of life.

Health Insurance
In order to qualify for health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance), part-time employees must be scheduled for four (4) full work days plus two (2) hours each week.

Health Insurance benefits elected become effective the first day of the month following the date of hire if the employee has completed online enrollment prior to that date. New employees must enroll within thirty (30) calendar days of hire. Plans offered include:

Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision insurance.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Opportunity to set aside pre-tax dollars, through payroll deduction, for eligible unreimbursed medical care expenses and/or dependent care costs.

Life Insurance
In order to qualify for life insurance benefits, part-time employees must be scheduled for four (4) full work days plus two (2) hours each week.

Employees may elect basic term life insurance for themselves equal to one time the employee's annual salary, rounded to the next higher $1,000. Employees contribute a portion of the premium through monthly payroll deductions. The County also offers an Additional/Employee paid Life Insurance plan with coverage up to $100,000.

Retirement
Employees are required to participate in the Baltimore County Employees' Retirement System, with very limited exceptions.

Paid Leave
Sick Leave - Monthly sick leave earnings prorated based on the number of hours worked per week. No maximum on accrual. Accrued balance can be applied toward service credit at retirement.

Vacation Leave - Monthly vacation leave earnings prorated based on the number of hours worked per week. Earnings increase after five, ten and fifteen years of service generally.

Holidays - Part-time 30 to 39 hour non-merit or non-classified employees will generally be paid for ten holidays per calendar year. Other part-time, non-merit or non-classified employees working 29 hours per week or less will receive two paid holidays per calendar year. These holidays are the Christmas holiday and the Independence Day holiday.

Bereavement Leave
Jury Leave
Military Leave

Baltimore County Employees Federal Credit Union
Membership in Baltimore County Employees Federal Credit Union offers a full range of savings programs, loans, checking, direct deposit, payroll deduction, savings bonds, and other financial services.

Direct Deposit
Payroll through direct deposit to the financial institution selected by employee is required.

Deferred Compensation
Nationwide Retirement Solutions offers a 457 retirement plan allowing for payroll contributions of tax deferred dollars to investment options of your choice.
Disclaimer

This is only a summary of benefits and policies in Baltimore County. Any benefit or policy may be changed at any time at the discretion of the administration. This summary does not constitute an express or implied contract, nor does it constitute a guarantee that your employment relationship will continue for any specified period of time or end only under certain conditions.
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The purpose of the supplemental questions listed below is to further evaluate your experience and education to determine your eligibility for this job classification. Answer each question accurately and thoroughly. The experience you indicate in your responses to the supplemental questions must also be described, in detail, on the Work History section of this application. If you cite experience in your response that is not included on the Work History section of this application, your application may be considered incomplete and you may not receive further consideration for this position. Questions with text answers require you to include the name of the employer/organization and dates of the specific experience.

• I have read and acknowledge the above instructions.

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Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for this position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.

• I have read and acknowledge the above statement.

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Are you currently a merit (full-time), non-merit (part-time), or temporary employee of the Baltimore County General Government?Employees of Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Library, Baltimore County's court systems or Baltimore County Community College and employees of temporary services used by the County are not considered employees of the Baltimore County General Government.

• Yes
• No

Required Question