Position Summary

This Data Analyst role is essential to maintaining a business-driven mindset among supported units, assessing KPIs and providing programmatic recommendations. This position enables RDS to continue to provide expanded support to all corporate divisions. 

Work design

Works with team, independently, and under general direction from manager. Identifies and recommends solutions to a variety of routine and non-routine problems. Creative, strategic, collaborative, flexible, adaptable, and political approaches are essential in this position. Program administration will accompany the creative and strategic responsibilities.

 

Position Accountabilities

1. Serves as the data and business analytics manager for supported internal programs

2. Contributes to the management of the Portfolio Evaluation process 

3. Assists with the development & tracking of KPIs as well as providing programmatic recommendations based on trend data.

4. Manages and cleans data to prepare for analysis, review, or reporting.

5. Serves as a key data/research liaison to multiple divisions 

6. Supports the creation and curation of databases and dashboards within the divisions to monitor and report constituent engagement and other KPIs

7. Participates in other projects and endeavors as assigned/needed.

 

 

Education/Experience/Technological Knowledge

1. Bachelor’s or advanced degree in chemistry or data science preferred.

2. Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

3. Candidate must be comfortable with exploring new technology and able to learn it quickly.

4. Knowledge of technology systems & data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau) and programming languages (i.e., SQL, Python)

5. Experience or transferable skills that demonstrate the ability to understand & communicate trends in chemical education

6. Data & performance management, data analysis & database creation

7. Comfort with/ability to learn platforms to support data management

8. Strong interpersonal, analytical, written & oral communication & organizational skills

9. Knowledge of technology systems & data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau) and programming languages (i.e., SQL, Python)

10. Strong customer service skills for interaction with internal stakeholders, students, governance committees, & stakeholders such as donor.

11. Cultural/global awareness and experience is highly desirable.