Quantitative Analyst

State of North Carolina • 301 N Wilmington Street Wake, NC

1d • $70,478 - $100,000

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is charged with implementing the state's public school laws for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public schools at the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education. This position is Exempt Policymaking and is EXEMPT from certain provisions of the State Human Resources Act (GS 126). The Quantitative Analyst provides advanced quantitative research, statistical programming, data management, and analytic reporting support for the Office of Research and Promising Practices (ORPP). The position designs and conducts descriptive, inferential, longitudinal, survey, and quasi-experimental analyses using large-scale education datasets; develops reproducible workflows in R and/or other statistical programming languages; supports dashboards and required reports; and translates technical findings into actionable products for agency leaders, policymakers, and public school units. The position contributes to multiple ORPP initiatives, including statewide research and evaluation projects related to teacher workforce, student outcomes, durable skills, attendance, promising practices, and cross-sector data systems.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Education, Tests and Measurement, Education Research, Education/Quantitative Psychology and Statistics, or Statistics, from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience in an education environment needed to perform the work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver License Required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using R for statistical analysis, data wrangling, reproducible reporting, and data visualization.
• Experience working with large-scale K–12 administrative data, survey data, assessment data, or longitudinal data systems.
• Experience preparing public-facing reports, dashboards, briefs, or presentations for leadership and practitioner audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct Quantitative analyses for Office of Research and Promising Practices research, evaluation, and reporting projects.
• Select appropriate statistical methods based on research questions, data structure, and policy context.
• Interpret findings, identify limitations, and document methods clearly.
• Build and maintain reproducible analytic workflows using R and/or other statistical programming tools.
• Clean, merge, transform, validate, and document complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Develop codebooks, syntax files, audit checks, and version-controlled analytic processes.
• Ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with data-sharing and governance requirements.
• Prepare tables, figures, technical memoranda, research briefs, slide decks, and other products to communicate findings.
• Support development of dashboards and other user-facing data products.
• Translate technical analyses into actionable insights for NCDPI leadership, policymakers, educators, and district staff.
• Collaborate with Office of Research and Promising Practices staff and partner teams on study design, data requests, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide quantitative support across multiple projects such as teacher workforce studies, statewide surveys, attendance research, postsecondary outcomes, and promising-practices work.
• Provide technical assistance to colleagues on data interpretation, analytic methods, and use of evidence in decision-making.

Benefits

• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level