Learning Analytics and Evaluation Specialist - Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences

The Learning Analytics and Evaluation Specialist’ role involves supporting the development and management of evaluation strategies across our graduate programs. Reporting to the Director of Systems, Strategy, and Innovation, the Learning Analytics and Evaluation Specialist will assist in aligning evaluation activities with institutional goals and support strategic decision-making. The incumbent in this role will have some experience in educational assessment, data analysis, and process improvement, with a willingness to learn and grow in creating evaluation systems that enhance educational outcomes.

• Assist in designing and implementing evaluation frameworks for graduate programs, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and accreditation standards.
• Help develop and administer surveys, assessments, and other evaluation tools to gather meaningful data on program effectiveness and student outcome
• Supports the establishment and maintenance of longitudinal data collection systems.
• Assist in analyzing datasets using statistical methods and data visualization techniques to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Collaborates with faculty, program directors, and administrators to interpret evaluation results and develop data-driven recommendations for program enhancement.
• Creates and delivers reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Supports process improvement initiatives based on evaluation outcomes.
• Stays current with best practices in learning analytics, educational assessment, and evaluation methodologies.
• Provides training and support to faculty and staff on evaluation processes and data interpretation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Psychology, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience in educational assessment, program evaluation, or learning analytics, preferably in higher education.
• Basic understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods, survey design, and statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and software (e.g., R, Python, SPSS, or similar).
• Basic experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and ability to create clear, informative reports.
• Demonstrated interest in designing and implementing evaluation systems.
• Good project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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“About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”

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