Data Scientist, Health & Education Analytics

Harvard University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with university

Job summary

Harvard University is seeking a Data Scientist to support the Office of Culture and Community Engagement (OCCE) and school-wide initiatives. The role involves planning, designing, implementing, and analyzing data-driven projects such as the Pulse Survey, with collaboration across HMS and Harvard data groups.

You will develop metric-based reporting templates, resolve data issues, and translate problems into technical specifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of post secondary education or relevant work experience.
• Bachelors degree in data science, data analytics, or related field preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to write clearly for a broad audience and explain technical analysis to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to visualize data and communicate complex data.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm for collaborating closely with others.
• Experience working with data and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Work with OCCE and other Harvard University offices in planning, designing, implementing, and analyzing data-driven projects such as the Pulse Survey.
• Collaborate with HMS and Harvard University data working groups related to policies, practices, and programs, with a focus on establishing monitoring and accountability measures/metrics designed to progressively chart implementation activities and results produced over time.
• Work internally with OCCE to create, pilot, and support metric-based data reporting templates through which the evidence and impact of its programmatic interventions can be demonstrated. Conceptually, templates will feature multiple-level system thinking.
• Collaborate with HMS data-related groups to resolve conceptual, technical and operational issues related to databases.
• Translate identified data problems into well-defined technical specifications and leverage workable elements as growth opportunities.
• Design and build user-friendly database solutions and instrumentation.
• Lead and manage the development of program-related-data capture and databases that include 1) multiple data sources, 2) mixed-methods data, and 3) data elements that represent the multidimensionality of the OCCE charge and mission.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Technical Notes that document process and procedures undertaken to complete all assigned tasks.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand data derived from both healthcare providers and computational methods.
• Conduct data analysis for ad hoc reporting requests from the Dean of OCCE, constituents, stakeholders, and other sources.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Data visualization

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Education

B.S. data science

Data analytics degree

Tools

SQL

Databases

Excel

Data reporting tools

Job description

Harvard University is seeking a Data Scientist to support the Office of Culture and Community Engagement (OCCE) and school-wide initiatives. The role involves planning, designing, implementing, and analyzing data-driven projects such as the Pulse Survey, with collaboration across HMS and Harvard data groups.

You will develop metric-based reporting templates, resolve data issues, and translate problems into technical specifications.