Education Research Analyst Manager

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Louisiana seeks a senior leader to manage the Identity Management & Data Systems team within the Office of Assessment, Accountability and Analytics in Baton Rouge. The role oversees data analysts and system managers, focusing on student, staff, and entity identity for both public and nonpublic schools throughout the year.

Responsibilities include directing analytics for identity management, overseeing data collection and quality, and providing training to school systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, statistics, mathematics, or in a data analytics, data management, information technology, or social sciences field plus three years of experience in program evaluation, educational research, statistical analysis, psychometric measurement, data management, mathematics, or information technology; OR
• Doctorate in education, statistics, mathematics, or in a data analytics, data management, information technology, or social sciences field plus one year of the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs data analysts and system managers to design, pilot, and/or implement external and internal processes and analytics for identity management and data collection and quality.
• Evaluates performance and ensures skills of subordinates, counsels subordinate employees, recommends disciplinary action where appropriate, trains employees in performance of job duties, assigns and reviews completed projects of staff, and ensures overall performance of the systems management division.
• Oversees student, staff and entity management for both public and nonpublic schools throughout the year, including communications and customer support for school systems.
• Responsible for the collection, data validation, and strategic use of identifier data to inform decision making at all levels of birth-12 leadership in Louisiana.
• Develops and implements structures and processes to ensure accurate, complete, reliable, and secure identifier data.
• Supports school systems and nonpublic schools with identity management and Direct Match system throughout the year and provides robust training to help school system.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Data governance

Education

Master's degree in education, statistics, mathematics, data analytics, data management, IT, or social sciences

Doctorate in education, statistics, mathematics, data analytics, data management, IT, or social sciences

Job description

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

Office of Assessment, Accountability, and Analytics

Job Focus Area

This position leads a team in the division of Data Strategy & Governance in the Division of Assessments, Accountability and Analytics, and is responsible for managing a unit of data analysts and system managers. This position oversees identity management for students, staff, and entities and supports school systems and nonpublic schools with their identifier needs, as well as managing Direct Match.

Applicants with the following experience are encouraged to apply

A strong candidate has experience in developing a positive culture among a team of data and systems analysts, leading cross-team projects, and managing plans with complex technical needs, competing priorities, and deadlines. The ideal candidate also has experience with Early Childhood through K-12 data sets.

• A master's degree in education, statistics, mathematics, or in a data analytics, data management, information technology, or social sciences field plus three years of experience in program evaluation, educational research, statistical analysis, psychometric measurement, data management, mathematics, or information technology; OR
• A doctorate in education, statistics, mathematics, or in a data analytics, data management, information technology, or social sciences field plus one year of the required specialized experience.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

Supervisory

• Directs data analysts and system managers to design, pilot, and/or implement external and internal processes and analytics for identity management and data collection and quality
• Evaluates performance and ensures skills of subordinates, counsels subordinate employees, recommends disciplinary action where appropriate, trains employees in performance of job duties, assigns and reviews completed projects of staff, and ensures overall performance of the systems management division.

ID Management & Data Systems Management

• Oversees student, staff and entity management for both public and nonpublic schools throughout the year, including communications and customer support for school systems.
• Responsible for the collection, data validation, and strategic use of identifier data to inform decision making at all levels of birth-12 leadership in Louisiana.
• Develops and implements structures and processes to ensure accurate, complete, reliable, and secure identifier data.
• Supports school systems and nonpublic schools with identity management and Direct Match system throughout the year and provides robust training to help school system.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group

Work Schedule: Workdays are Monday - Friday. Work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Research Analyst Manager series has a special entrance rate of $36.90 hourly, $2,952 biweekly that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions.

The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.