BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Data Scientist Chicago Police Department Strategic Initiatives Division Number of Positions:

1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval) This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City's Collective Bargaining Agreement with

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

(AFSCME) - BARGAINING

UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5.

Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS

Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND 1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago" 2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number') 3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Please note, all positions with the City of Chicago close promptly at 11:59 pm C.D.T. Applications for this position will be accepted from Sept 15, 2026, until 11:59 pm C.D.T. on September 29, 2026 . No exceptions will be made. Under general supervision, positions allocated to this class perform specialized data engineering and analysis functions to develop data driven solutions for the use of informed, actionable, strategic decisions, and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

Meet with managers to identify the scope of problems and define the objectives of various studies and data-driven projects. Evaluate complex business and operational systems and draft detailed functional flows and models to assess current methods, data processes, methodologies, and modeling techniques. Interface with senior leadership, program managers, and external stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and define opportunities for improved efficiency, cost savings, and process and policy improvements throughout the department. Develop work plans and data collection processes to achieve observed objectives to enhance decision-making while effectively communicating findings, interpreting complex data, and guiding the department's operations. Write, review, and edit reports and manuals documenting study results, recommending changes to improve operations, and possibly present new or revised processes, procedures, and work standards to managers and team members. Extracting information from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data using statistical methods and algorithms that find patterns and relationships in large volumes of data.

NOTE:

The list of essential duties is not intended to be exhaustive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Location:

3510 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago

IL, 60653

Days:

Monday through

Friday Days Off:

Saturday and Sunday Hours:

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Salary:

$119,244 THIS

POSITION IS IN THE CAREER

SERVICE