Requirements

This role requires:

  • Candidates must live in the United States.
  • Bachelors degree in quantitative social sciences discipline (e.g., Public Policy, Economics, Education Policy, Education Measurement, Psychometrics, Computational Psychology, etc.) or related quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 4-6 years of related experience: data reporting, SQL, database architecture, ETL procedures, data analytics, data mining, data operations, and data quality. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience in designing and implementing data warehousing, reporting, and analytic systems.
  • Experience working with and validating imperfect data.
  • Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics.
  • Experience working with National Center for Education Statistics, Census, College Scorecard, National Student Clearinghouse, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and/or other publicly available datasets relevant to education.
  • Fluent in data manipulation and coding with SQL and/or R.
  • Understanding of the strategic context of Common Application’s role in the higher education industry.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and service orientation.
  • Proven ability to communicate data and research findings to non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and diverse environment

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Master’s or doctorate degree in a quantitative discipline and at least one year of related experience.
  • 2-4 years of related experience with data visualization (Tableau, R preferred).
  • 2-4 years of related experience with Atlassian tools, Git, Databricks, AWS Sagemaker, or S3.
  • Fluent data manipulation and coding with tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau, and R.
  • Passion for higher education.
  • Experience working with Agile frameworks for cross-functional, product-minded collaboration.
  • Teaching and supporting non-data experts in the use and interpretation of data.

PAY RANGE

Target hiring salary range $95,000-99,845

Benefits

Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including:

  • Work-Life balance
    • Virtual-first office
    • Seven company-wide holidays
    • Nine floating holidays*
    • Sick leave
    • Monthly mental health day

*floating holidays prorated depending on start date

  • Virtual-first support
    • Choice of PC of MAC laptop
    • May choose an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, and/or headset
    • One-time office set-up stipend
    • Monthly remote work stipend
    • Monthly mobile stipend
  • Financial security
    • Market-based salaries
    • Performance-based bonus
    • 403(b) retirement plan
      • 5% company contribution
      • additional 5% company match
      • 3-year vesting schedule
      • Participation may begin immediately
  • Health & wellness
    • Choice of two health insurance plans
      • Health Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
      • Medical Flexible Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
    • Vision insurance
    • Dental insurance
    • Insurance coverage begins on the date of hire
    • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
    • Maven virtual clinic for women’s and family health
    • Company provided life and ad&d insurance
    • Opportunity to purchase additional life insurance for self, spouse, and dependents
    • Company provided short and long-term disability insurance
  • Career development
    • Budgeted annual funds for professional development
    • Growth opportunities within the company
  • Additional perks
    • Mutual of Omaha Employee Assistance Program
    • Mutual of Omaha will preparation services
    • Mutual of Omaha travel assistance
    • Payroll dedication pet insurance through PinPaws
    • 1Password family account

We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

HOW DO I APPLY

To apply for this opportunity, send your resume and cover letter with salary expectations.