Data Analyst (Entry-Level) - Recidiviz

About the Role

Recidiviz is seeking an entry-level Data Analyst to join our team and help drive criminal justice reform. You will work alongside experienced analysts to process complex criminal justice data, develop insights, and build tools that target the drivers of incarceration.

Core Responsibilities

• Explore datasets to identify patterns and insights regarding American criminal justice systems.
• Carry out well-scoped analyses with guidance from senior team members.
• Support product launches by preparing analytical data and flagging discrepancies.
• Build clear, well-documented visualizations and dashboards.
• Communicate findings to internal teams and present results to state partners.
• Analyze trends to understand product performance and system impact.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ months of practical experience (internships/research count) exploring, analyzing, and cleaning real-world datasets.
• Working proficiency in SQL (joins, aggregations, window functions).
• Familiarity with Python and the Pandas package.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, curious mindset.
• Enthusiasm for working with diverse stakeholders, including government staff and researchers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in criminal justice or public policy.
• Experience with BI tools like Looker or Tableau.
• Familiarity with our stack: Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Jupyter notebooks.

Travel Requirements

• Travel is encouraged approximately once per year to state partners within the continental USA, and occasionally required. Trips may include visits to prisons and parole offices.