Lead Research Data Analyst for Policy Insights

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Tuition benefits

Job summary

Northwestern University seeks a leader to oversee data management and analysis across multiple complex datasets, ensuring data integrity and timely results. You will supervise a team, deploy reporting solutions, and serve on related committees and task forces.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, development, and collaboration with technical staff to deliver high-quality analytics and publications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required.
• 6 years data analysis/report writing or similar experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages and plans for data/analysis requests and projects.
• Provides consultation on data management and methodological issues and statistical analyses.
• Collaborates with technical staff explaining needs of functional users.
• Designs and prepares documentation for data analyses.
• Performs descriptive analyses for clients.
• Creates data tables and graphs.
• Writes reports for presentation and publication.
• Presents results at internal/external meetings.
• Manages research and analysis using databases and data tables.
• Determines appropriate data sources for requests.
• Designs and writes programs for data entry, editing, management, reporting, and quality control.
• Prepares and analyzes reports/data; extracts required data.
• Coordinates completion of statistical analyses using appropriate applications.
• Develops and tests reports and analyses.
• Identifies data conflicts with data stewards and resolves them.
• Supervises staff and provides direction.
• Recommends hires/terminations; coaches and mentors.
• Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Critical thinking

Decision making

Problem solving

Data mining

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

PhD preferred

Statistics

Tools

STATA

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Northwestern University seeks a leader to oversee data management and analysis across multiple complex datasets, ensuring data integrity and timely results. You will supervise a team, deploy reporting solutions, and serve on related committees and task forces.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, development, and collaboration with technical staff to deliver high-quality analytics and publications.