Education Data Analyst – Childhood Office

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks a Research Analyst for the Office of Childhood in Jefferson City. The role focuses on data research, analysis, reporting, and supporting program oversight for child care, early learning, and related services.

You will develop procedures, create advanced SQL queries, ensure data quality and compliance with laws, and collaborate with program staff to deliver reliable analytics and public reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education technology, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, data science, or information technology or closely related field.
• Four years progressive experience with large data sets, including data quality, data planning, and documentation. Experience must include work with using data for research, business intelligence, public reporting or closely related tasks. Experience must include two years’ work with statistical software and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop procedures and methodology to be used in researching, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting data; determines sources for obtaining data and corrects, adjusts, and interprets data.
• Creates advanced queries using Microsoft SQL or similar tools to process data requests from Office of Childhood staff and other entities such as local education agencies (LEAs), state agencies, and the public.
• Monitors, supports, and enhances the Office of Childhood analytic processes while providing technical guidance.
• Protects sensitive data by understanding state and federal laws pertaining to education data.
• Provides technical guidance for the sharing of Office of Childhood data through web-based reporting, business intelligence, and ad-hoc data requests.
• Consults with program staff and various levels of administration in planning and implementing data reporting projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education technology, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, data science, or information technology

Tools

Microsoft SQL

Job description

State of Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks a Research Analyst for the Office of Childhood in Jefferson City. The role focuses on data research, analysis, reporting, and supporting program oversight for child care, early learning, and related services.

You will develop procedures, create advanced SQL queries, ensure data quality and compliance with laws, and collaborate with program staff to deliver reliable analytics and public reports.