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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Analyst - **Company:** Defender Association Of Philadelphia - **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States - **Salary:** $64,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Governance, SPSS (Software), Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Data Management, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ec32a675988ef6cb ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Criminology, Data Science, Statistics, Public Policy, Sociology, Economics, or a related discipline * Experience & Skills: * Proficient in a statistical data analysis program such as R, Python, or SPSS. * Experience managing data and building data pipelines to generate reports. * Experience with data visualization software, such as Tableau. * Some familiarity with querying SQL databases. * Minimum of one year work experience in data analysis in an academic or professional setting. * Demonstrated experience in all phases of research and analysis, including project conceptualization, data collection planning, implementation, data management, statistical analysis, and presentation to stakeholders. * Experience with statistical methods, such as linear regressions. * Curiosity and self-motivation to expand on analyses, research to find new information, and stay informed about novel methodologies and best practices. * Ability to work well with others and handle a variety of tasks simultaneously. * Excellent written and interpersonal communications skills. * Ability to interpret and explain data collection processes and results to several distinct audiences with varying levels of education, technical proficiency, and comfort with statistics. * Excellent organizational and time management skills. * A commitment to, and understanding of, client confidentiality. * A desire to provide better and more successful representation of Defender clients. ## Description * Work closely with the attorneys, policy analyst, and paralegal in the PAU to compile and summarize broad statistical information for use in developing internal reports, grant proposals, and external communications to various stakeholders such as the criminal defense bar, City Council, and our community. * Collaborate with experts in the fields of criminology, sociology, and data science on data projects relating to policing, indigent defense, and the criminal legal system. * Collect, interpret, and analyze internal and external data to inform client representation, policy decisions, and public commentary on police accountability issues. * Critically review aggregate policing data (stop and frisk, complaints against police, crime incident data, etc.) alongside local and national current events and policy changes to investigate potential causes for trends and guide courtroom representation strategy. * Develop statistical reports as exhibits in criminal cases and testify to their findings in court. * Build data pipelines that extract public and confidential datasets, clean and transform the data, and generate regular and meaningful reports and visualizations. * Create and manage organizational systems to make analyses accessible and understandable to team members. * Liaise with internal stakeholders, including legal and IT staff, to ensure work is done in accordance with data governance and other Defender policies. * Provide statistical commentary on external reports and publications to ensure proper interpretation and justify Defender positions in public discussions. * Support other Defender units with statistical analysis when needed. ## Related Videos - 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