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Location: Newtown, PA
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Job posting details:
Title : Research Statistician II
Synopsis :
Description :
The College Board’s Research division has an opening for a Research
Statistician II who will have responsibility for undertaking statistical
analyses, performing statistical summaries, designing and implementing QC
efforts, and manipulating large data sets to support scoring and statistical
analysis of College Board assessments.
This position is resident at our Newtown, PA office or at our New York City
headquarters.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Statistical Analysis
Perform statistical analyses using both internal and external data as
assigned.
Produce tables and graphical displays of large-scale statistical results.
Produce data aggregations (descriptive statistics, correlation
coefficients, and visual display of aggregated data) for internal and
external consumption.
Write complex queries/programs, and generate reports representing a
variety of formats.
Work with a variety of data files representing item-, student-, school-,
district-, institution-, state- and national-levels.
Work with large databases involving AP, PSAT/NMSQT, ReadiStep, and SAT
data, school to district and state mappings, and NCES (Federal government
data).
Develop more efficient procedures in the fulfillment of these analyses
that may include developing stored procedures/programs and/or database
solutions.
Design and implement QC procedures on all statistical analyses.
Data Manipulation
Organize and re-organize data into a variety of formats to permit for
use in specialized statistical software used for research and psychometric
work.
Manipulate output from statistical analysis for use in research reports
and other statistical analyses.
Provide personalized data representing a variety of data sources (
internal and external) to research scientists and psychometricians. These
data include item-level, item meta data, standards, student overall test
scores, school/district/institution data and related attributes.
Policies and Conventions
Maintain a procedure for an efficient and thorough documentation of how
the statistical analyses were completed and reports were generated.
Provide research support and guidance to Research colleagues.
Produce technical reports and memorandum describing procedures, data
collection, and/or research results.
Provide consultation on new reporting efforts and/or developing/piloting
new reports.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required plus 4 to 6 years of relevant experience.
Candidates with a Master’s degree in social science, a math or science
field or equivalent experience are preferred. Two to three years of
demonstrated proficiency with SAS is required. Preference will be given to
those candidates with experience working with large projects involving data,
statistics, and research summaries. Participation in projects involving
publication of a variety of statistical summary reports is required.
Related Skills & Other Requirements:
Knowledge of statistics is required.
Knowledge of psychometrics is beneficial.
Research skills and expertise in methodology are required.
Some experience with SQL is beneficial.
Ability to translate general inquiries into specific research and
analysis questions and tasks.
Good organizational and time management skills.
Experience with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint, and Outlook), with an emphasis on MS Word and Excel.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Detail oriented.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to function in a team-oriented unit.
Ability to manage a variety of ongoing projects.
BENEFITS
We offer our employees an outstanding benefits package which includes 4
weeks of paid time off, a generous retirement savings plan, tuition
reimbursement and ongoing professional development and training.
APPLY
If you are interested in joining the College Board’s Research division and
you meet our qualifications, we encourage you to apply by submitting your
resume and a brief, introductory cover letter.
MISSION
The College Board’s mission is to connect students to college success and
opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to
excellence and equity in education. Among our best-known products are the
SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT®, and Advanced Placement Program®. |
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