- Job Name
- Institutional Research Analyst
- Posting Date
- 11/10/2021
- Brief Description
- The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) provides information to support university decision- making through a variety of analytic activities, data-gathering tasks, and research projects. OIR serves as a clearinghouse for most statistical information about the University. This position will conduct institutional research and analyze the data to support the study of issues relevant to University policies. The analyst will work with administrators and/or faculty committees to help them refine and evolve policy research questions that will illuminate opportunities for improvement across the University. The analyst will formulate what data and analyses may bear on that question, and work with clients and OIR colleagues to identify and scope a project to answer it. The analyst will determine what data is relevant to a particular set of issues and either arrange for the collection of additional data or obtain data from existing University resources, including various electronic databases. The analyst will determine what statistical technique is most appropriate to a question, carry out analysis, and prepare and present reports. The incumbent will use excellent communication and teaching skills to explain nuanced technical and statistical findings to audiences that range from senior University leaders to members of external regulatory agencies.
Across these activities, the analyst will be expected to access multiple University data sources, and extract, merge, clean, and/or collect relevant data. They will prepare materials and clearly and effectively communicate information to internal and external audiences, frequently navigating differences in data definitions across audiences and negotiating the best definitions to use. The analyst will develop protocols for collection of data and design data-gathering instruments and related procedures. They will test, refine and finalize instruments for use in research studies. The analyst will use advanced statistical knowledge to provide support in managing and analyzing data and will provide analytic support to faculty and administrative committees. The analyst will prepare reports and presentations using both text and graphics and will stay abreast of relevant issues in higher education. The position reports to the Director of the Office of Institutional Research. - Job Category
- Institutional Research
- Job Type
- Full-Time
- Education Level Required
- None
- Location City
- New Haven, CT 06510, United states
- How to Apply
- https://bit.ly/YaleCareers-66879BR
- Direct Link
- Click here for more info
- Job Details
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Essential Duties
1. Develops operational procedures for collection, editing, verification, and management of statistical data. 2. Develops and implements relevant statistical programs to incorporate data from multiple projects. 3. Designs comprehensive relational databases with working knowledge of the scientific applications impacting on the data analysis and reporting. 4. Assists faculty and other research professionals with the formulation and description of appropriate statistical methods. 5. Evaluates research studies and recommends statistical procedures to analyze the data. 6. Carries out comprehensive statistical analysis for a broad spectrum of types of data and types of studies. 7. Integrates the research methodologies of multiple projects into bio-statistical analyses. 8. Prepares reports summarizing the analysis of research data, interpreting the findings and providing conclusions and recommendations. 9. Presents talks, seminars, or other oral presentations on the methodology and analysis used in scientific studies. 10. Assists investigators in preparation of research grant applications by writing research methods sections pertaining to acquisition, analysis, relevance and validity of data. 11. Participates in the preparation of manuscripts that are submitted for peer reviewed publication. 12. May supervise and provide training for lower level or less experienced employees. 13. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
Master’s Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, or relevant field. Four years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Proven ability to create large, complex data sets from disparate sources while managing data quality – both for statistical analysis and data management. Skilled with survey data a plus.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Statistical analysis skills including multiple regression. Demonstrated ability with statistical software, e.g. SAS, R, SPSS, STATA, or MATLAB.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines; ability to prioritize and follow through on projects. Ability to react to changing situations and adapt to changes in work demands, priorities and procedures exercising good judgment, seeking alternatives and creative solutions.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Excellent collaborative interpersonal communication skills with ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, interacting with a diverse array of faculty, students and staff; exercises sound judgment, tact, and discretion.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Experience executing queries against relational databases. Experience or training in survey design; experience with Workday, Hyperion (Brioquery), Tableau, or Microsoft Power BI. Experience with SAS or R.