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Hiring Agency :
Correctional Services - Agency 46
Location : Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate : 25.685
Job Posting :
JR2025-00013004 Data Scientist - Central Office (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed) :
02-08-2025
Job Description :
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Research Division is seeking a Data Scientist that is passionate about translating complex data into more easily understood forms and narratives in order to better communicate data findings to internal and external audiences. This position will work alongside research team members to support the data and research needs across the agency.
For information about NDCS visit www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov
DUTIES : In this role, you will be monitoring and ensuring the completeness and accuracy of electronic data entry into the Nebraska Inmate Case Management System (NICaMS) and other NDCS data systems. You will be designing methods to develop, manage, and analyze large, complex, structured and unstructured datasets; creating codebooks and documenting business rules for data entry into various NDCS electronic data systems; creating, analyzing, and testing reports in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE); developing visualizations of data that can be easily comprehended for non-technical audiences; analyzing data, interpreting results, and summarizing information into meaningful findings for end users and decision makers at various levels within the agency.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications : Post high school coursework, training, or experience in the analysis of business processes and system requirements, and the creation of business process applications.
Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor's degree or higher in criminal justice, data science, computer science, mathematics, statistics or related field. Ideal candidates will have post high school coursework / training in data science and statistical analysis; experience supporting criminal justice applications and business processes; experience with the Nebraska Inmate Case Management System (NICaMS); experience with Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle Analytics systems; experience serving on teams with members from varying professional backgrounds. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and provide outstanding customer service.
Other : Transcripts required prior to appointment. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order : medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite; advanced skills in statistical analysis software (e.g., STATA, R) and programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL); principles and processes involved in business and organization planning, coordination and execution; design techniques, principles, tools and instruments; instructional methods and training techniques; using facilitation, math and scientific methods to solve problems; clearly convey technical and non-technical end users.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit : https : / / statejobs.nebraska.gov / index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
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Salary : $25,685
