Data Analyst

PURPOSE OF JOB: Collect, analyze, clean, display and report data from internal data systems.

What You’ll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

• Assist with collection of data required for state reporting.
• Auditing of various points of data collected in Infinite Campus.
• Utilize data health checks to improve integrity of data.
• Provide support for buildings and departments responsible for entering data.
• Develop functional relationships with various DESE core data departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in education, computer science, technology, or research-related field.

• Three years’ experience with management and analysis of large data sets.

• Three years’ experience with relational databases and working knowledge of related software packages.
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheets and graphics.
• Ability to function independently provided minimal direction.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Well developed, documented, problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet priority assignments and task deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to handle many concurrent tasks in a changing environment
• Competency in navigation on the Internet and use of information search engines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in work-related areas.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds.