What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analytical Consultant - EVAAS (Early Career) position at SAS Institute Inc?
Are you a problem solver, explorer, and knowledge seeker – always asking, “What if?”
If so, you may be the new team member we’re looking for. Because at SAS, your curiosity matters – whether you’re developing algorithms, creating customer experiences, or answering critical questions. Curiosity is our code, and the opportunities here are endless.
What we do
We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. Our curiosity fuels innovation, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo and changing the way we live.
Our Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVAAS) provides educators with powerful analytics and visualizations for reflecting on practices and planning for students’ future needs and goals. Now more than ever, educators need reliable data and tools on students’ learning and future success. For more information about EVAAS, visit this page: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/evaas.html.
The EVAAS team is a specialized division at SAS that focuses exclusively on education solutions, and we partner with state education agencies and districts across the country to support their analytic, consulting, and reporting needs. Our mission is to provide educators with information to make sound instructional choices and use resources more strategically to ensure that every student has the best chance to succeed.
What you'll do:
You will be an analyst with the SAS EVAAS group, implementing growth models and predictive analytics with K-12 assessment data, providing statistical and SAS programming expertise to internal and external customers of the SAS EVAAS product.
You will:
- Gain a thorough understanding of established growth and value-added models.
- Generate reports and other datasets needed for customers based on these models using SAS software. As well as support internal and external customers with the understanding, interpretation and use of this information.
- Uphold the high level of accuracy and integrity of the EVAAS product
- Maintain and update a standard library of source code regarding analytic implementation procedures
- Maintain a proficiency in the use of Base SAS software, SAS/STAT procedures, and statistical add-on SAS products
- Work closely with your analytic colleagues and other functional teams such as project management, data processing, web development, and testing to produce analytic work product that flows through our production pipeline.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Essential:
- Master's degree in Statistics or closely related field with knowledge in the application of statistics using the SAS system.
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2 or more years of experience analyzing data and/or teaching, including at least one year using the SAS system.
Additional:
- Some public speaking and/or consulting experience preferred
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with people from a variety of technical backgrounds
- Ability to communicate effectively in a remote and/or hybrid work environment
- Capable of interpreting complex mathematical documentation
- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as attention to detail
- Ability to work productively both independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to meet strict deadlines and other customer specifications
- Location: Cary, NC SAS HQ or remote
The Nice To Have's:
- SAS Certification
- Knowledge of SAS macro language
- Prior experience with linear mixed models, ANCOVA, and/or HLM models
- Prior experience with large data sets and/or education data
- Prior experience with code management, source or version control
- Experience working in a hybrid or remote environment
Why SAS:
- We’re the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. Our curiosity fuels innovation, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo and changing the way we live.
- We love living the #saslife and believe that happy, healthy people have a passion for life, and bring that energy to work. No matter what your specialty or where you are in the world, your unique contributions will make a difference. Our multi-dimensional culture blends our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Here, it isn’t about fitting into our culture, it’s about adding to it - and we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring.
- SAS looks not only for the right skills, but also for a cultural fit. We seek colleagues who will contribute to the unique culture that makes SAS such a great place to work. We look for the total candidate: technical skills, culture fit, relationship skills, problem solvers, good communicators and, of course, innovators. Candidates must be ready to make an impact.
Additional Information:
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information on US Equal Employment Opportunity, read more here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law. Also view the supplement EEO is the Law, and the Pay Transparency notice.
Equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience. Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.
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