Research Project Manager, Resident Analyst Program (Remote or Hybrid)

CSG Justice Center

Research Project Manager, Resident Analyst Program

Who we are:

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center works across the country to develop research-driven strategies to increase public safety and strengthen communities. To further this mission, we work with partners inside and outside of government to reduce crime and incarceration among youth and adults in contact with the justice system. We bring people from diverse systems and perspectives together to improve policy and practice. And we transform data and research findings into meaningful insights for decision-makers.

We're focused on three strategic goals:

• Break the cycle of incarceration.
• Advance health, opportunity, and equity.
• Use data to improve safety and justice.

When you join the CSG Justice Center, you join an organization that is uniquely positioned to cultivate innovation and drive data-driven reform nationally. We have over 170 employees based in more than 30 states who have decades of experience working in and with criminal, juvenile, and Tribal justice agencies. We have provided housing, mental health, and addiction services; served as educators and in workforce development agencies; and supported victims and survivors of crime. We have served governors, state legislators, and members of Congress on both sides of the political spectrum. What binds us together is a shared commitment to our mission; to one another; to a common set of values; and to the national, bipartisan advisory board that guides our work.

Learn more about careers at the CSG Justice Center.

How you'll fit in:

Through our Advancing Data in Corrections: Resident Analyst Program, we have helped states use data to unpack what's driving trends in systems of safety and justice. The Resident Analyst Program provides analytic support to Departments of Corrections (DOCs) and community supervision agencies across a wide variety of tasks, including generating, analyzing, and reporting data to inform operations, decision-making, and policy development. The goal of the program is to enhance an agency's capacity to analyze its own data by providing them with an embedded staff person to work on a high-impact project.

The research project manager will provide direct support to one or two agencies as well as mentor 2-3 data analysts who are embedded in other agencies. While this role is fully remote from anywhere in the United States, the research project manager role will require occasional travel to agency locations (up to 25% of the time.) The research project manager's data analysis responsibilities will include collecting and cleaning data, manipulating and analyzing data, creating and tailoring visualization of interrelated datasets, and presenting research findings to DOCs and state legislatures, program staff, and other governmental agencies as needed. Their mentoring responsibilities include wrapping around support for more junior analysts, providing guidance and training to ensure their projects are high quality and responsive to DOC leadership needs.

What you'll do:

Specific responsibilities of the research project manager include the following:

• Work with DOCs as an embedded data analyst for short-term, targeted analysis projects.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide guidance to 2-3 embedded data analysts in DOCs.
• Co-develop analysis plans to reflect project needs.
• Manage and work across multiple projects within complex initiatives.
• Develop and manage timelines that align with quality assurance policies and ensure that projects follow analysis plans.
• Implement processes that improve and lead to greater data quality, including the development of sustainable technology solutions for DOCs.
• Propose and utilize novel approaches to programming in data management and analysis reporting.
• Conduct analytical work using case-level criminal justice data from multiple, inter-related databases using accepted methodologies, and present analytica