Complex professional research, statistical, and program evaluation work involving the provision of staff support and or planning services to an agency or department. Class incumbents are distinguished by independence of action and judgement, scope and complexity of assignments, and total responsibility for final product. Duties include participation in developing departmental goals and strategies for implementation, designing program assessment and evaluation models, and cost effectiveness measurement techniques. Some positions in this class may supervise a research and statistics unit of a department.
Work is performed under the general supervision of a technical or administrative supervisor.
Assists management in setting priorities. Plans and conducts complex research and evaluation projects and data gathering system development projects. Develops research designs and data collection methods for complex or difficult projects, or those that go beyond existing approaches. Devises new evaluation and measurement techniques and solutions for non-standard problems. Collects or oversees collection of data which serves as the basis for research.