Reporting Services Analyst

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) Center is an independent state agency that develops and maintains a data system containing student and workforce data from all levels of public education, child and youth services, and the State’s workforce. The mission of the MLDS Center is to generate timely and accurate information about student performance that can be used to improve the State’s education system and guide decision makers at all levels. This position is responsible for developing interactive reports, dashboards, data requests, and other analyses that are relied upon by policymakers and practitioners to improve education and student outcomes. Reporting directly to the Director of Reporting Services, this position translates complex data into timely, policy-relevant, actionable insights.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Six years of administrative staff or professional work.
Two or more years of designing, developing, and/or maintaining high-impact interactive reports, presentations, policy reports, and/or dashboards that translate complex data into concise, policy-relevant insights using Power Bi, Stata, PowerPoint or similar presentation, visualization or statistical software.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in Public Policy or similar field
Ability to initiate, plan and direct research projects using large data sets, ideally education or labor market data.
Knowledge and understanding, at the expert level of proficiency, of standard research methodology and principles.
Ability to organize and present complex findings and recommendations from reports to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Proficient in Power BI and Stata or similar software.
At least 1 year experience creating data visualizations, ideally with a focus on education or labor market data.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain, high-impact interactive reports and dashboards that translate complex data into concise, policy-relevant insights.
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality reports and dashboards required under state statute that fulfill all reporting requirements and are completed by required deadlines.
Completes special projects requested by the Director of Reporting Services.
Fulfill general data requests and data request and analyses that support state and federal reporting requirement for other state agencies and institutions.
Leverage statistical and data visualization software to streamline coding, construct data sets, transform complex variables, and apply analytical best practices to workflows.
Rigorously review all Center output to ensure strict compliance with state/federal privacy laws and data suppression and redaction requirements.
Represent the MLDS Center at legislative hearings, agency meetings, and professional conferences.