Director of Research and Evaluation

Pittsburgh Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Public Schools seeks a Director of Research and Evaluation to lead the district’s data, research, and analytic reporting within the DREA division. The role ensures timely, clear analytic products and evaluation reports, supports instructional leadership, and guides evidence‑based decisions.

The director chairs governance for privacy and research standards while translating findings for non‑technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; additional qualifications and years of experience expected based on function needs.
• Experience in research, evaluation, and data reporting is preferred.
• Ability to translate complex findings into actionable insights for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage research studies, program evaluations, and analytic reports from planning through execution.
• Oversee district insight reporting and administration of survey platforms.
• Create, maintain, and update dashboards and interactive data reports; address ad hoc data requests.
• Set work plans, timelines, and deliverables; provide training to improve use of data tools.
• Supervise, hire, and evaluate staff; monitor performance and ensure quality and timeliness.
• Coordinate across departments to balance workload and align with district priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Dashboard development

Cross-department collaboration

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

The client seeks a Director of Research and Evaluation to lead the district’s research, evaluation, and analytic reporting functions within the Data, Research, Evaluation, and Assessment (DREA) division. The role supports instructional leadership, improved student outcomes, and evidence-based decision-making, and is directly supervised by the Chief Accountability Officer. The director ensures timely completion and clear communication of analytic products and evaluation reports, maintains continuity of ongoing work, responds to emerging district priorities, and coordinates across departments to manage capacity, scope, and prioritization.

Key responsibilities include leading and managing research studies, program evaluations, and analytic reports from planning through execution, quality assurance, and on-time delivery. The director oversees district insight reporting and the ongoing administration and governance of a survey platform, and is responsible for creating, maintaining, documenting, and updating interactive data reports and other data requests, including dashboards, progress monitoring tools, analytic code, and ad hoc requests. The director also establishes work plans, timelines, and deliverables; provides training to support effective use of data tools; and supervises, hires, and evaluates assigned staff by setting performance expectations, monitoring progress, providing feedback and coaching, and ensuring accountability for quality and timeliness.

The director balances new requests with existing commitments, proactively manages workload and capacity, elevating concerns and recommended trade-offs to the Chief of DREA as needed, and coordinates with internal partners to prevent duplicative or conflicting work. The role oversees the design and execution of program evaluations, including logic model development, methodology, data collection, analysis, and reporting, and serves as chair of the internal review board to ensure compliance with applicable privacy and research governance standards. The director translates complex findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences, participates in planning and progress monitoring, and represents the district with external agencies and professional organizations related to research, evaluation, and data use. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; additional qualifications and years of experience are expected based on the needs of the function.