Renaissance
is hiring
Data Analyst
About Our Company
As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The Renaissance portfolio includes Star Assessments, for reliable, accurate insights into K–12 student learning; myIGDIs, for accurate assessment of early learning; myON, to increase students’ access to high-quality reading materials; Accelerated Reader, to support independent reading practice; Freckle, for teacher-led differentiated instruction; and Schoolzilla, to give educators actionable insights into trends in student attendance and achievement.
Why join the Renaissance team? We're award-winning! From employer of choice certifications to edtech awards, Renaissance continues to be praised for our inclusive company culture & top-notch product offerings. In 2023, Renaissance earned a Great Place to Work® certification and was also recognized as a Best Workplace for Women by Fortune magazine - awards that are based solely on our employees' feedback. Join our award-winning team today and help accelerate learning for all.
Job Description & Responsibilities
The Renaissance Data Services team is responsible for the successful integration and configuration of data sources into a customer's product. A Data Analyst II acquires, adjusts, and validates data imported from other systems into Renaissance products. As such, part of their work involves working directly with customers to obtain the data needed. They must be meticulous and able to spot data problems or inconsistencies and decide proper remediations.
As a Data Analyst II, you will:
- Connect a variety of data sources including student information systems, assessment platforms, behavior management systems and/or more, to populate customer products with accurate data.
- Implement and maintain configuration as code to ensure products are set up to meet customers’ analytic needs.
- Perform daily triage of managed integrations, including addressing customer technical inquiries about these integrations and performance data.
- Proactively look for ways to improve integrations, documentation, and configuration as needed and collaborate with support and implementation specialists to advise and fix customer data quality issues, participating on customer calls as needed.
Requirements
For this role as Data Analyst II, you must have:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- 2+ years of experience in data analysis
- Shown organizational skills and workflow management.
- Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of ETL processes
- Experience with regular expressions
- Ability to work independently to solve problems.
- Knowledge of open-source technologies such as Babelfish for PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Airflow, Snowflake, and Docker
Bonus points for:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in mathematics, computer science, engineering or similar field
- Knowledge and experience with Renaissance products or educational technology
What we offer
Salary Range: $61,800 - $85,000
This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.
Benefits:
- World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs
