Work for IndianaBegin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
About the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI): The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is the State planning agency for criminal justice, juvenile justice, traffic safety, and victim services. ICJI is designated as the State Administering Agency for the distribution of federal funds, and as the State Statistical Analysis Center for research.
Role Overview: The Research & Planning Division serves in a general research capacity for the entire agency, therefore the range of duties cover all ICJI divisions and research needs. The Research Analyst serves as the intermediary between the Division Directors and the Research Division and works to provide project direction and guidance. The Research Analyst is also responsible for working with Division Directors to promote the goals of research and data collection and aid in developing strategies for implementing research and technology initiatives.
Salary:The salary for this position traditionally starts at $55,224.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our
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A Day in the Life:The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Assists with transferring raw data to the appropriate location for use in data analysis projects.
- Utilizes existing documentation and guidance from senior staff to wrangle, clean, and validate agency data sources.
- Contributes to general analysis of agency datasets.
- Conducts data quality checks to ensure the validity and cleanliness of agency datasets prior to their use in analysis and reporting.
- Interprets data and from multiple sources using a variety of analytical techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to data mining, to supporting statistical methodologies.
- Develops compelling data visualizations to communicate findings to target audience(s).
- Adheres to HIPAA, PII, PHI and other state statutes concerned with protecting data confidentiality and individual privacy.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:
- Experience with data manipulation, including cleansing, standardizing, and transforming.
- Knowledge of statistical software, open-source programming languages, and database querying or demonstrated ability to learn.
- Experience with SQL, Tableau, R, Python, PowerBI, and/or ArcGIS.
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Broad knowledge of data analysis, analytics, or statistics or demonstrated ability to learn.
- Ability to work in a team environment with multiple and fluid demands.
- Ability to maintain effective and professional working relationships with internal and external customers.
A degree is not required. However, at least 2+ years of experience applying the outlined knowledge, skills, and abilities in a similar role may be considered.Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at
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