<p>Essential Duties</p> <ol> <li>Works closely with subject matter experts and client groups for projects or programs of a medium to large size to consult, conduct analysis, and identify business objectives and solutions. 2. Identifies core customer business issues and provides solution recommendations to address them. Develops necessary tools and workshops to successfully identify issues and evaluate recommendations. 3. Gathers, receives and interprets data, analyses, and reports. Develops reporting modules, ad-hoc reports, and related reporting tools. Conducts research, data gathering, data analysis, modeling, projecting and scenario analyses, with the aid of planning technology and databases. Develops and harnesses the data that is available to identify existing business issues and key drivers and develops solutions and initiatives. 4. Evaluates data gathered from multiple sources in order to support the issues, conclusions and recommendations. 5. Analyzes data with standard methods, interprets the results, and provides written summary and reporting of analysis. 6. Develops and validates queries for the successful extraction of appropriate data. 7. Develops and maintain documentations and libraries on key processes. 8. Ensures accuracy to maintain the high quality and integrity of information, data and databases. 9. Contributes to the development of unit and/or University plans and strategies. Researches, gathers data and provides recommendations. 10. Collaborates with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to establish the vision, analyze costs and benefits and support implementation. Ensures strategic and tactical plans are carried out. 11. Communicates effectively the perspective of business opportunities, needs, and risks. 12. May perform other duties as assigned. </li></ol> <p>Required Education and Experience</p> <p>Bachelor's Degree in a related field and four years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.</p> <p>Background Check Requirements</p> <p>All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.</p> <p>Position Focus:</p> <p>The Assistant Director for Data Analytics & Process Improvement plays a key role in advancing the Yale School of Public Health's (YSPH) research, education, and operations. This position leads data reporting and analysis for school-wide initiatives, supports strategic decision-making, and partners with associate deans and senior leadership to inform data driven decisions and develop policies. Responsibilities include managing projects aligned with YSPH's vision, overseeing their planning and execution, and supervising a Research and Project Administrator supporting strategic priorities and operational goals of YSPH. This individual is also responsible for facilitating the creation and documentation of new (or revised) policies and procedures related to process improvement.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Serve as the subject matter expert on key YSPH initiatives, including financial, space, grant funding, educational, student success, belonging, and community demographics data. Serve as a central YSPH resource for faculty, staff, and student needs. </li><li>Identify process improvement opportunities and guide data-driven decisions to advance the school's mission. </li><li>This position will supervise and direct 50% effort of a Research and Project Administrator, who is responsible for managing special projects essential to the strategic and operational goals of YSPH. </li></ul> <p>Data Analytics:</p> <ul> <li>Direct, monitor, and assess reporting and analytic needs to support YSPH's strategic vision. Prioritize development and enhancement of data systems/structures. </li><li>Lead development of metrics, dashboards, and standardization of faculty, staff and student metrics and analyses. </li><li>Design analytical approaches to address questions, proactively suggest analyses on emerging topics, and manage data/analyses requests from YSPH (or University) leadership. </li><li>Create and manage a relational database from existing institutional data related to strategic goals, currently stored in multiple sources. Design comprehensive databases with advanced knowledge of relevant applications impacting data analysis and reporting. </li><li>Develop and document operational procedures for institutional data collection, editing, verification, and management. Including working with YSPH data stewards to ensure collection and maintenance of high-quality internal data. </li><li>Prepare and communicate information clearly to internal and external stakeholders. Create systems for data sharing. </li><li>Use advanced statistical knowledge (techniques and software) to manage and analyze data. Perform descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses. </li><li>Stay current on higher education issues and new tools/techniques for improving data collection, storage, and reporting. </li></ul> <p>Process Improvement/Project Management:</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with leaders and stakeholders to identify process improvement opportunities. Develop responsive plans for analyzing and streamlining existing processes, identifying inefficiencies using methodologies like Lean/Six Sigma for problem-solving and/or prevention techniques. Provide monthly reports to leadership. </li><li>Plan, execute, and manage projects, including risk, stakeholder, and change management. </li><li>Collaborate with diverse academic stakeholders, facilitate discussions, and communicate clearly across all levels, leveraging these relationships to streamline and improve project management. </li><li>Identify metrics to measure process efficacy and provide evidence of improvements or additional needs. </li><li>Support the creation of policies and procedures that foster continuous improvement. </li><li>Educate and train in process management methodologies through ad hoc presentations, trainings, and workshops. </li><li>Track and manage the YSPH strategic plan including key metrics to help inform and support YSPH leaders in making data-driven decisions. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree with six years of experience in project management and data analysis. </li><li>Skilled in coordinating teams, using data systems and tools like Tableau, BI, or R. </li><li>Proficient in project planning and execution, including risk, stakeholder, and change management. </li><li>Experienced process improvement through Lean/Six Sigma and data-driven strategies. </li></ul> <p>Posting Disclaimer</p> <p>The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.</p>