Database Specialist

Job Description

Job Title : Database Specialist

Reports to : Director of Psychometrics

FLSA : Exempt

EEO : 5- Administrative Support Workers

Manages others : No

Location : Hybrid (or 100% Remote possible)

Department : Research & Development

ADP Job Code : (HR Use only)

General Job Description :

As a leading publisher of evidence-based assessments and intervention resources, WPS helps children reach their full potential.

We're looking for a Database specialist inspired by the scientific work that goes into improving a child's quality of life.

The Database specialist's primary responsibility is to manage a variety of data support tasks during the test development process.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in database management and organization, and a desire to learn and grow with the company.

This includes the skills to write code to clean / organize data, review data for validity, and confirm the accuracy of data analysis results in programming languages such as R, Python, SPSS, and Stata.

You should have a sharp eye for detail, be able to meet deadlines (and be flexible when they change) and have a willingness to contribute new and creative ideas for managing data.

Essential Responsibilities :

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist R&D Director of Psychometrics with data management tasks
• Provide data support with a variety of tasks during the data collection phase (e.g., run and edit scripts to automatically check incoming data for completeness)
• Primary responsibility is to clean and organize data sets and maintain them to be ready for analysis at any time.
• Create and manage Smartsheet and / or Excel databases to automate tracking and management of data collectors and sample targets
• Document and archive work for replicability

Position Requirements (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities) :

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in social sciences, statistics, computer science, or other research-related field
• Minimum two years of experience in a research environment (broadly defined as academic, corporate, market, or medical) with data collection, cleaning and analytics a plus
• At least two years of demonstrated proficiency in coding in one or more of the following R, Python, SPSS, Stata or similar languages. R is preferred.
• At least two years of professional experience with database management and data analysis
• At least two years of experience with data and database management in SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet or similar a plus
• Demonstrated experience reporting descriptive data clearly and concisely in graphical and narrative formats a plus
• Great collaborator and team player; motivated to learn and help others
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Strong systems / process orientation
• Ability to organize and plan work independently
• Ability to demonstrate a strong attention to detail

Physical Requirements :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• This individual must be a responsible person and regular attendance is required.
• The employee is regularly required to walk and sit for prolonged periods.
• The employee must possess the ability to navigate the complexities of a warehouse and practicing the site safety requirements and policies of the Company.
• The employee may regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds.
• The auditory / hearing abilities required by the job include the ability to hear others using a phone or online conferencing system.

Travel :

0% if remote, 10% if hybrid for visits to the office.

WPS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AA M / F / V / D.

We proudly hire U.S. Military Veterans, and those qualified are encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

WPS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment.

At this time, WPS is unable to provide visa sponsorship.