Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Newsela is an education technology company that provides AI-powered solutions for classroom learning, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 education. The Educational Data Analyst will work with school district administrators to understand analytics needs, design and maintain customized dashboards and data integrations, and troubleshoot data quality and platform issues. The role will also collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and Product to improve the data platform.
Responsibilities
- Engage with school district leaders and educators to understand their data analytics needs and to educate diverse stakeholders on how to effectively use the dashboards to interpret data
- Design and develop customized metrics and dashboards
- Utilize SQL for database management and queries, ensuring accurate and accessible data solutions
- Provide ongoing support and maintenance for the data dashboards by troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving platform and data quality issues to ensure reliable reporting and effective data modeling
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and Product to enhance the data platform
Skills
- Experience in working with educational data and familiarity with K-12 schools
- Experience working with data visualization tools and dashboard design
- Ability to translate complex data into digestible and actionable information
- Advanced SQL skills
- Experience working independently on projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passion for education and improving educational outcomes
- +4 years of experience as a data analyst, data engineer, or similar role
- Nice to Have: Experience with Python for data cleaning, analysis, and automation
- Nice to Have: Experience working with a K12 Student Information System such as Infinite Campus, PowerSchool, Skyward, or Aeries
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts.
- Gym reimbursement.
- Pet insurance.
- Free access to the Calm app and Rocket Lawyer.
- Fully remote company.
- Monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs.
- Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, and adoption support.
- 401(k) plan, which includes an employer match.
- Flexible PTO.
- Paid sick time off.
- Company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
- Annual learning and development allowance for external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials.
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