Senior Data Analyst: Remote-Eligible Policy Research

University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

UC Benefits

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley seeks a Senior Data Analyst to advance research initiatives at the California Policy Lab (CPL). You will write and troubleshoot code, develop ETL pipelines, and link large administrative datasets to produce analysis-ready data for researchers.

You will work with Python, R, Stata, and/or SAS and manage MS SQL Server databases, collaborating with policy researchers and government partners.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, R, Stata, and/or SAS for data analysis.
• Experience with large datasets (>10TB) and SQL databases.
• Knowledge of data management systems and version control (Git).
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Writes and troubleshoots code to prepare analysis datasets for research.
• Links large administrative datasets and maintains base hashing/ linking code.
• Creates graphs, tables, maps, and other visualizations of results.
• Builds and maintains ETL pipelines for CPL data sources and automates workflows.
• Maintains data management plans and version control for principal datasets.
• Designs and optimizes relational databases (MS SQL Server) for sensitive data.
• Explores automation and AI-enabled tools to improve data workflows and metadata management.

Skills

Python

R

Stata

SAS

SQL

Git

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Statistics/Economics or related field

Master's in CS/Data Science/Statistics/Economics or related field (Preferred)

Tools

MS SQL Server

VMware/Virtualized environments

Job description

University of California, Berkeley seeks a Senior Data Analyst to advance research initiatives at the California Policy Lab (CPL). You will write and troubleshoot code, develop ETL pipelines, and link large administrative datasets to produce analysis-ready data for researchers.

You will work with Python, R, Stata, and/or SAS and manage MS SQL Server databases, collaborating with policy researchers and government partners.