Job Details
The Institutional Effectiveness (IE) department supports departments and activities throughout the College using a combination of applied research and technical skills. The ability to organize, problem solve, and communicate well is essential.
The Data Scientist position acts as an internal consultant, collaboratively developing solutions to research requests. In addition, the Data Scientist develops and oversees processes for internal and external reporting, including state and federal reporting, and is required to maintain high ethical standards regarding research practices and privacy protections by applying principles of human research subjects protections and applicable laws such as FERPA.
Duties include programming business intelligence reports; designing and deploying surveys; developing research designs to evaluate the efficacy of operational changes; acquiring data from various sources, both internal and external to the College; providing statistical analysis; creating written reports and presentations; assisting with external reporting such as IPEDS and state submissions; serving as a research and data expert on college committees; and performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
The Data Scientist trains end-users to locate and use IE data resources, and engages in collaborative problem solving and contributing ideas for improvement.
Required Education-Bachelor s degree
Required Experience- Minimum of 1 year of related experience is required, including statistical research and data extraction and analysis, and creating reports and presentations.
This is an exempt, professional staff position.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; non-residents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement. This is an in-person position requiring a physical presence on campus.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position