Associate Director, Analytics (2-year term)

College Board•New York, NY

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director-Analytics will play a critical role in our keeping our data collection efforts humming, bringing an applied, decision-oriented lens to working closely with partners to collect and analyze data to drive key program and product decisions. This role requires a capable collaborator with a strong skill set in mixed-methods research. Specifically, you will help translate program needs into answerable research questions, build appropriate data collection tools, manage start-to-finish data collection cycles, clean and manage data, and produce high quality analysis and visualizations. You have sound knowledge of techniques for analyzing survey, interview and focus group data, including: descriptives, data reduction techniques such as factor analysis, trend analysis, and regression-based models. You also have demonstrated experience working both independently and as part of a research team on report writing and data visualization. This position will increase our capacity to conduct research efforts that support both our regular cycles of analysis for core programs, as well as emergent research needs spanning topics such as AI in assessment and instruction, career pathways, and workforce partnerships.

Requirements

Experience conducting research in applied settings, particularly data collection with educators, students, or school-based stakeholders, with sensitivity to context, access, and response burden.
Knowledge of survey and interview instrument design principles, including question wording, response scales, skip logic, and data quality considerations.
Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses to address defined research questions, including descriptive, trend, and regression-based approaches.
Ability to clean, manage, merge, and validate quantitative and qualitative datasets to ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity.
Familiarity with qualitative coding and thematic analysis approaches for interviews and focus groups.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate research questions into structured analysis plans and communicate findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain findings and support trainings on how to interpret and use research data.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize effectively.
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
Authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Expertise in applied research methods, with 2–4 years of experience conducting survey-based and qualitative research in education, nonprofit, or related policy settings.
Proficiency in Qualtrics and/or Sawtooth (or similar survey platforms) for instrument programming, logic design, testing, and data export.
Proficiency in data management in Excel, including data cleaning, pivot tables, formulas, and basic data visualization.
Experience writing and executing SQL queries to extract, clean, and integrate data from administrative databases.
Experience using statistical software such as Stata or R to conduct descriptive, trend, and regression-based analyses.
Experience using qualitative data analysis software such as Atlas.ti (or similar platforms such as NVivo or Dedoose) to code and analyze interview or focus group data.
Experience preparing data for and building dashboards in Tableau, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and usability.
Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., education research, public policy, statistics, social sciences).
The ability to travel 2-3 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.

Responsibilities

Manage Instrument Design and Data Collection (40%): Design and support the execution of quantitative and qualitative data collection efforts, including surveys, interview protocols, focus group guides, and other research instruments. Manage end-to-end data collection logistics, including programming surveys, coordinating recruitment, monitoring response rates, ensuring data quality, distributing incentives, and adhering to established timelines and research standards. Ensure respondents are representative of their stakeholder group and that the overall number of responses is adequate for the intended analytical approach.
Conduct Data Analysis (40%): Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to address defined research questions: Clean and prepare datasets, including extracting and merging administrative data to survey data. Perform descriptive and trend analyses Support segmentation, benchmarking, and regression-based analyses as appropriate; and Synthesize qualitative findings. Ensure analytical accuracy, reproducibility, transparency, and alignment with the project’s standard of evidence.
Collaborate on Reporting and Data Visualization (20%): Support team members in translating research findings into clear, actionable deliverables, including written summaries, presentations, dashboards, and data visualizations. Prepare and structure datasets for clean, accurate presentation in Tableau dashboards and other reporting tools, ensuring consistency and usability. Assist in developing materials and trainings to help partners interpret and use research data effectively.