University of Michigan · 9 hours ago
Education Database Administrator Intermediate
Ann Arbor, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expThe University of Michigan is seeking an Education Database Administrator to join the Office of Medical Student Education's Evaluation & Assessment Unit. This role will be responsible for managing education program data, ensuring its accessibility for operational needs and research, and automating data pipelines while producing reports on learner engagement and academic performance.
EducationE-LearningHigher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Manage data. Inspect, clean, and transform data. Run database queries and provide datasets to E&A team members, OMSE leadership, and unit partners
Design and maintain large data sets. Merge files, restructure and recode variables, assign labels and values, check for errors, create codebooks, create and update data set documentation, and other related technical tasks
Apply systems knowledge to inform business intelligence. Help project teams understand the range of data available to inform the design and development of educational experiences/projects, program evaluation, and scholarship
Use and apply continuous quality improvement approaches to education data systems. Develop, streamline, error-proof, and automate processes for managing data and producing reports
Contribute to academic operations and unit scholarship. Prepare and present reports to OMSE teammates, faculty educators and innovators, and academic governance and accreditation committees
Manage and review data access . Act as a consultant between E&A and various outside stakeholders, including research partners, making sense of partner data needs and facilitating secure access to data sets
Support user experience. Provide support for end-users of software applications and learning experiences to explain data collection practices and specific data variables
Institutional Committees and Service. Participate with UMMS Data Governance committees and contribute to development of standardized data definitions across the medical education continuum
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field of study or a bachelor's degree in another field of study with substantial experience in data management
Two-to-three years of related database design and implementation experience
Experience constructing queries within relational databases (e.g., Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Experience with database development environments and data integration/virtualization /ETL tools (e.g., SQL Developer, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Informatica, Pentaho, Toad Data Point, Denodo)
Experience with data reporting, analytics, business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Oracle BI, Looker, SAP Business Objects, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS))
Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, work independently with specific deadlines and responsibilities, and contribute as a member of an integrated, collaborative team
Demonstrated ability to be flexible and problem-solve within a complex organization
Ability to accurately and effectively communicate technical details with non-technical researchers and business leaders
Preferred
Experience working in a multidisciplinary educational environment with multiple stakeholders (faculty, staff, students)
Experience with decentralized databases/data warehouses
Experience building PeopleSoft queries
Experience with programming languages such as Python or R, artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques, and/or natural language processing
Experience with various statistical analysis techniques, such as analyses of variance, factor analysis, reliability analyses, statistical process control, linear and hierarchical modeling, etc
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
2:1 Match on retirement savings
Company
University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
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