Data Analyst, State Reporting

Curriculum Associates•US MA Remote, MA

1d•$60,750 - $99,750•Onsite

About The Position

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day. As a Data Analyst, team members use analytical, technical, and organizational skills to respond to requests from external and internal stakeholders. With guidance from senior team members, the Data Analyst extracts and aggregates data to create reports containing descriptive analyses of Curriculum Associates’ educational assessment data at the national, state or district level.

Requirements

Excellent problem solving and analytical capability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally with experience communicating complex technical topics to lay audiences.
SQL coding skills including the ability to efficiently pull and aggregate data from large relational databases.
Ability to write code in one or more programming languages (SAS preferred) to extract, filter, manipulate, aggregate and format data.
Ability to convey complex, technical information in tangible and meaningful ways primarily through writing.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities as needs shift or customer issues arise.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with a focus on collaboration and teamwork.
Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines.
Commitment to improving the learning of all students through research-based practices, including students who are part of demographic groups that have been historically marginalized, students who receive special education services, students who are English learners, and striving students who are not yet on grade-level.
Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of applied experience in data analytics querying large databases, or a combination of education and experience in a related field that proves competency in the requirements of the job.
Applied experience coding in SQL, writing queries to join multiple tables within a large relational database.
Must be able to provide writing samples and be willing to complete an analytic performance task.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the field of education
Knowledge of educational measurement principles, including familiarity with psychometric concepts such as measurement error, validity, and reliability estimation.

Responsibilities

Use information from internal and external stakeholders to fulfill requests for data reports and analyses.
Develop SQL queries to efficiently extract and aggregate data from large relational databases.
Leverage and modify existing code to generate reports that meet educator needs.
Develop code to extract, filter, manipulate, aggregate and format data.
Identify the “story” behind student data in response to educator questions and concerns.
With support and guidance from senior team members, write clear and understandable internal- and educator-facing responses to inquiries based on analytical findings.
Create and maintain technical documentation for analytic procedures in tools like Confluence and GitHub.
Develop and maintain an understanding of Curriculum Associates’ product offerings.
Manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.