About the Office
The Office of the New York Attorney General works to protect New Yorkers, combats crime, ensures public safety, defends civil rights, fights for workers, safeguards our environment, and more.
The
Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) is hiring a full-time Data Scientist within its Research and Analytics Department in New York City. Housed inside the Executive Division, this role applies advanced mathematical statistics and data modeling to high-profile state investigations, lawsuits, and public policy initiatives.
Job Overview
Role: Data Scientist (Reference No. RAD_NYC_DAS_6463)
Salary: $116,233 + $4,150 in location pay
Location: New York City, NY (with telecommuting up to 2 days/week)
Application Deadline: November 13, 2026
Key Responsibilities
Legal Case Support: Partner with legal teams to brainstorm investigative data needs, test data reliability, develop predictive modeling to spot anomalies, and build complex relational databases.
Methodology & Inference: Formulate data methodologies, quantify analysis uncertainty, and draft fact/expert reports suitable for court submissions or deposition defenses.
Communication: Translate intricate statistical trends and analytical limits into plain language via written reports and visual dashboards for non-technical leadership teams.
Required Technical Skills & Qualifications
Education: Advanced degree in computer science, economics, math, statistics, engineering, or a bachelor’s degree paired with equivalent specialized training.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of qualitative, quantitative, or investigative data research experience.
Core Tech Stack: Proficiency in Git/GitHub, Python or R (dataframes), advanced SQL, and data visualization platforms (Tableau, d3, plotly, matplotlib, altair, or bokeh).
Preferred Experience: Background with cloud/container platforms (AWS, Docker, EC2, Redshift), Linux command line, machine learning frameworks, and causal inference modeling.
Application Requirements
All candidate materials must be filed online through the OAG Portal by uploading a package containing:
Cover Letter: Addressed to the Legal Recruitment Unit detailing your public interest motivation.
Resume.
Code Sample: A public GitHub/GitLab link or file illustrating data ETL and analysis work in Python or SQL, preceded by an explanatory context page.
Reference List: Three professional references (supervisory preferred) noting relationship duration.