Analyst, Research​/Development, Research Analyst

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Analyst in the Criminal Justice Services (CJS) office. The CJS team consists of attorneys, analysts, and researchers who support courts and partners in implementing programs that ensure fair and equal access to justice.

This position is a key member of the CJS data analysis and evaluation team, focusing on research related to Senate Bill 910 and related projects. The analyst will support complex, legislatively mandated projects, conduct research and data analysis on court implementation of behavioral health initiatives, diversion, and collaborative court programs. Responsibilities include facilitating court and stakeholder survey administration, analyzing existing court data, and identifying challenges to promote best practices.

The analyst may also assist senior analysts with emergent legislative inquiries, contribute to data manipulation and statistical analysis, and produce reports for diverse audiences.

• Work as a member of the research team focused on conducting research in support of SB 910 and adjoining projects, accept guidance from senior team members and assist junior team members with R coding. Work individually and as a team on analyses needed for legislative reports. Serve as author or co-author and reviewer on other products and reports produced by the team, including write ups of validation studies and technical reports.
• Ensure that technical reports with statistical terminology are translated into reports appropriate to the legislature and a lay audience.
• Participate in site visits and other outreach activities (virtually and in‑person when safe) with participating counties as needed.
• Conduct background research, literature reviews, and summaries of promising practices. Assist senior staff in providing ad hoc research support to the CJS Director and other court leaders.
• Develop analysis plans with recommended analytic strategies appropriate to address the research question and appropriate for type of data available.
• Design data collection instruments and support collection efforts through surveys and other instruments, as appropriate.
• Review and utilize analyses in analyses, as appropriate, other regularly submitted data by the courts, including but not limited to mental health diversion and JBSIS data.
• Document research findings in various formats and for varying audience levels.
• Advise Collaborative Justice Program Unit team to review research findings and identify issues present in the data and advise on possible training strategies to improve data reporting.
• Assist in facilitative court feedback opportunities to identify training and technical assistance needs.
• Assist senior staff in providing ad hoc research support to the CJS Director and other court leaders.
• Present research findings, making findings, methodological issues, and data limitations intelligible to legal, program and administrative leaders.
• Assist in preparing summaries, reports, and responses to legislative or other stakeholder inquiries as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation. An additional four (4) years of professional experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis.

OR

Master's degree in a directly related field with qualitative and quantitative research experience.

OR

Two (2) years as an Associate Analyst with the Judicial Council of California, or two (2) years of experience performing duties comparable to an Associate Analyst in a California superior court or state-level government entity.

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. Please apply by 5:00 P.M. on January 9, 2026.

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