Reporting to the Senior Manager for Data Governance, the Statistician will be responsible for working on projects to evaluate methods, procedures, and data obtained from various sources to improve customer service and department operations. The Statistician will initially focus on assisting the Senior Manager for Data Governance with ensuring usability, consistency, and integrity of data as well as assisting on development of dashboards, standalone reports, and compiling data sets and analysis to identify areas for system improvements. The Statistician will exercise latitude in their responsibilities which include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Participate in the evaluation of methods, procedures, and data obtained from various sources to ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of data.
- Preform data analysis to provide reporting from various sources to allow for the delivery of updates on key indicators.
- Participate in the refinement of existing reporting metrics and the development of new metrics.
- Assist with the development, implementation, and monitoring of special projects including but not limited to trend analysis of performance metrics and identification of areas for business improvement.
- Participate in user acceptance testing for new dashboards, standalone reports, and special projects to ensure constancy with requirements.
- Handle other projects as assigned.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL/TEMPORARY BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, click on the link below:

https://bit.ly/55aProgram

Additional Information:
1. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS).

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

STATISTICIAN - 40610

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or more of the course areas of statistics, mathematics, computer science/information technology, operations research and econometrics; 12 semester credits of which must be in statistics and/or econometrics; and one of the following:
(A) one year of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of statistical or mathematical analysis, information technology, operations research and/or econometrics; or

(B) a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics, computer science/information technology, operations research, econometrics, or a closely related field.

Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least one additional year of full-time professional statistical analysis experience.

Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, at least two additional years of full-time professional statistical analysis experience.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with public housing and/or housing choice voucher program. - Experience developing reporting metrics and data analysis, or similar experience. - Ability to utilize SQL to query data from databases or experience with other programming languages. - Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and possessing strong time management skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Strong research capabilities, self-motivated, and a creative thinker.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.