Data Analyst

NewSchools

. Own data stewardship, quality, analytics, and impact metrics for a designated investment team .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $83,000 - $104,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own data stewardship, quality, analytics, and impact metrics for a designated investment team
Translate learning agendas into metric definitions, data structures, processes, and stakeholder communications
Develop and maintain quantitative and qualitative data collection processes
Identify data and tooling gaps and recommend warehouse, infrastructure, self-service, and research improvements
Maintain working knowledge of the data warehouse, BI tools, and public data infrastructure
Project manage annual data collection cycles, including rostering, survey development, and administration
Manage data intake, validation, cleaning, quality-control checkpoints, and database updates
Investigate data anomalies, identify root causes, and manage stakeholder communications
Serve as the analytics partner and trusted data resource for assigned investment teams
Lead ad hoc analyses and synthesize findings into investment recommendations
Handle reporting and analysis requests for grant and funder reporting
Use SQL, BI tools, and AI-assisted analytics for analysis and rapid prototyping
Collaborate on custom queries and datasets for learning agendas, team strategy, Board requests, and funder reporting and prospecting
Develop planning tools, analysis frameworks, and visualizations to generate insights and identify portfolio bright spots
Help non-technical colleagues navigate data systems and dashboards
Support adoption of self-service analytics tools through onboarding, coaching, and ongoing support
Provide ad hoc data support across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 2 years of experience working with complex data sets and owning end-to-end data processes, including collection, auditing, analysis, and meaning-making
Proficiency in SQL
Experience with cloud data warehouse platforms; BigQuery preferred
Experience with BI/analytics tools; Omni Analytics preferred
Experience building self-service artifacts and reporting for non-technical users
Experience with data validation, quality control processes, and data cleaning
Project management experience, particularly recurring data collection cycles involving multiple internal and external stakeholders
Comfort using AI-assisted analytics tools for ad hoc analysis and rapid prototyping
Knowledge of the K-12 education sector with experience working with teacher, leader, and edtech data, or charter, district school, and student data strongly preferred
Authorized to work for any employer in the United States
Willingness to travel up to 10% for in-person team meetings, retreats, and conferences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance bonus of up to 5% annually
Employer-funded benefits
Fully remote work
Up to 10% travel for in-person team meetings, retreats, and conferences