MD - Rockville

26741BR

Job Description

Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments. Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC.

Westat is committed to building a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity, belonging and equity for all. We believe that our greatest strength draws on the different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences of our employees.
Job Summary:
Westat is seeking a Lead Education Research Associate-Data Analyst to work closely with a multidisciplinary research team conducting education research and evaluation projects. In this role you will use your excellent analytic and communication skills and strong attention to detail to support Westat's project work.
This position is remote based. Occasional visits to our Rockville, Maryland office is encouraged.
Job Responsibilities:
* Provide technical support to project staff by working with statisticians and overseeing programmers on education research.
* Write programming specifications for cleaning of administrative data and data analysis.
* Develop restricted-use files and documentation.
* Check data fields, web programming specifications, and data from online surveys.
* Coordinate with statisticians to review sampling and weighting plans.
* Conduct quality control for data deliverables.
* Assist in developing analysis plans.
* Contribute to report writing.
* Contribute to proposals for new projects.
Basic Qualifications:
* A Master's degree in a social science field (e.g., economics, public policy, sociology, education, psychology) and 5 years of relevant experience.
* Experience working with large-scale data sets and conducting statistical analyses with software packages (e.g., R, SAS, or Stata).
* Experience working with longitudinal student-level education K-12 data sets.
* U.S. Citizenship is required by contract.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Basic knowledge of sampling and weighting.
* Training in research methods.
* Experience working with large-scale federal education K-12 data sets, such as EDFacts, Common Core of Data, Consolidated State Performance Reports, or Civil Rights Data Collection.
Other Required Qualifications:
* Demonstrated communication skills.
* Collaboration with teams, managers and/or clients.
* Organization skills, including time management ability.
* Detail oriented.This opportunity will be posted for a minimum of 5 days and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Westat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance. Subject to plan requirements, employees may participate in:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Vacation Leave (15 days per year)
• Sick Leave (10 days per year)
• Holiday Leave (7 Government Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays)
• Professional Development
• Health Advocate
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account

Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law.#LI-WST1
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Career Area

Research

Pay Range

The anticipated salary range for this position is $78,800 - $95,000 and will commensurate with experience.

Bonus Eligibility

Yes