Associate Data Analyst, Graduate Student Affairs, Wharton School (Hybrid Eligible)

The Wharton School•Fargo, ND

14d•$62,067 - $77,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Data Analyst role will be an integral part of Graduate Student Affairs at the Wharton School. Reporting to the Director of Evaluation & Selection and working closely with the Data Scientist and Lead Data Analyst, this position will work cross divisionally for the Full-Time MBA Program and MBA Program for Executives. This role will support Wharton's mission of providing a personalized and student-centric student experience and will harness the power of data and technology to help inform strategic initiatives aimed at guiding students to optimal outcomes.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree and 2-3 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
Attention to detail is crucial to this position; in particular, ability and willingness to extract and process data from various sources, as well as having a keen eye for data integrity and quality issues
Ability to use data to support operations, including being able to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Understanding of FERPA parameters and data integrity.
Ability to perform tasks in a fast-paced environment, with tight deadlines
Strong communication skills, both written and oral, are required

Nice To Haves

A degree in quantitative discipline is preferred.
3+ years of experience is preferred.
Proficiency in building and managing dashboards and reports is preferred.
Some data visualization skills and the ability to tell a story with data are preferred.
Willingness and ability to quickly learn data governance and analysis skills is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with Excel, PowerBI, R, Python, SQL is preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the improvement of data collection methods, study design, survey administration, measurement instruments, and data management processes.
Perform data quality assurance by validating datasets for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and integrity, and by identifying and resolving data discrepancies.
Develop and maintain data documentation, including data codebook, metadata, and documentation of data collection procedures.
Execute and monitor established data workflows, including running existing Python, R, SQL, and other automated scripts that support recurring data projects.
Process, transform, and prepare data for analysis.
Assist with data analysis, interpretation, and reporting to support institutional planning, assessment, program evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making.
Collaborate with staff across multiple offices to collect, manage, and coordinate data for a variety of projects.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with staff across the institution to facilitate effective collaboration.
Coordinate project timelines across multiple offices to ensure project milestones and deliverables are completed on schedule.
Communicate technical and quantitative concepts to a broad, non-technical audience, including senior management, and to train and provide technical support and thought partnership to colleagues.
Contribute to multiple projects at a time.

Benefits

Excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families
Generous retirement benefits
A wide variety of professional development opportunities
Supportive work and family benefits
A wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts
Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
Flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Exceptional tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependent children (at Penn and other institutions).
Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) with pre-tax or Roth options and investment choices through TIAA and Vanguard.
Substantial time away from work for relaxation, vacations, personal affairs, illness, injury, or family time.
Long-Term Care Insurance
Wellness and Work-life Resources
Professional and Personal Development resources
Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural, and recreational activities (libraries, athletic facilities, arboretum, art galleries, museums, performance centers).
Discounts on arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and theme parks.
Flexible Work Hours
Penn Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees in West Philadelphia).
Adoption Assistance (reimbursement for qualified expenses up to two adoptions).