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New Visions for Public Schools · 18 hours ago

Senior Research Analyst

Hybrid options (NY)

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

New Visions for Public Schools is dedicated to achieving equitable outcomes for students in public schools across New York City. The Senior Research Analyst will leverage methodological and analytic expertise to evaluate and improve student and school performance, providing actionable insights to support organizational goals.

Education Management

Responsibilities

Partner with programmatic teams to define, refine, and monitor student and school performance metrics aligned to organizational goals (e.g., graduation, college readiness, attendance)

Produce clear, timely analyses and progress reports, highlighting trends, successes, and areas for improvement, with attention to equity across student groups

Develop, validate, and refine predictive models that forecast student outcomes and support early identification of students in need of intervention

Conduct longitudinal analyses evaluating expected outcomes against actual outcomes to identify drivers of performance and inform continuous improvement

Apply advanced quantitative methods to strengthen outcome measurement and support evidence-based decision-making

Coordinate with program teams to operationalize metrics and models in reporting products and data tools used by internal teams and schools

Create documentation, training materials, and support structures that enable non-technical users to independently explore data and apply insights

Contribute analytic expertise to grant proposals, reporting, and external research collaborations

Facilitate sense-making sessions within and across teams to interpret network-wide data

Stay current with advances in quantitative methods, education research, and data science to continuously strengthen analytic practice

Qualification

Quantitative AnalysisPredictive AnalyticsR ProgrammingSQLData VisualizationProject ManagementCommunication Skills

Required

Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, economics, education research, data science)

5+ years of professional experience conducting quantitative analysis in an applied educational research, program evaluation, or social science research setting

Demonstrated mastery of quantitative methods, including longitudinal analysis, outcome evaluation, predictive analytics, and emerging machine-learning approaches

Advanced proficiency in R for data manipulation and statistical analysis

Strong SQL skills

Expertise in visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker)

Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills

Proven ability to manage multiple analytic workstreams independently

Ability to translate complex analyses into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences