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Data Analyst

Salary

$79k - $121k

Min Experience

2 years

Location

New Brunswick, NJ

JobType

Full-time

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About the role

Rutgers University is an institution for higher education for doctoral and professional degree programs. They are seeking a Data Analyst for the School of Arts and Sciences – Dean's Office, responsible for providing analytical support and developing data solutions to enhance decision-making processes. Responsibilities: Supports the leadership team in data analysis (including confidential data analysis) and contributes to the gathering, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting of data. Designs data modeling/analysis services to mine various systems and applications, builds, deploys and maintains data support tools, metadata inventories and definitions for database file/table creation. Adapts quickly to comprehend the unique business and operational constraints and needs and resolve those challenges, employing data analysis expertise to create solutions through the application of appropriate analytical techniques and methods. Develops lasting technical solutions that leverage prevailing analytical tools, including Tableau and Excel with a focus on effective integration and sustainability. Produces data visualizations that provide insight into data set structure and meaning. Works with subject matter experts (SMEs) and the Associate Director of Decision Support, to identify important information in raw data and develop solutions that extract this information from a variety of data formats, including SQL tables and structured metadata. Develops and implements statistical, machine learning, and heuristic techniques to create descriptive and predictive analytics. Qualification: Bachelor's degree required in Math, Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A minimum of 2 years of experience in information services. Experience utilizing a variety of data visualization tools and methods to create graphs, charts, timelines, maps, dashboards, infographics, etc. is required. Demonstrated interpersonal skills working in a service-oriented environment. Effective written and oral communication is a must. Experience with Microsoft Office products, including MS Excel, Visio and Project. Ability to work independently or in teams. Preferred: Data Science degree. Experience with data visualization software such as Tableau, D3.js, ggplot2 or Gephi is strongly preferred. Experience with statistical packages such as STATA, SPSS or SAS, or experience with geospatial analysis software is preferred. Experience with a language such as Python, SQL, or R.

About the company

Rutgers University is an institution for higher education for doctoral and professional degree programs.

Skills

data visualization
statistical analysis
sql
tableau
microsoft excel
machine learning
data analysis
python
r
spss
stata