This position is located in Rockville MD at the Universities at Shady Grove USG The READY Institute Resilient Education for All Designed for You specializes in the development of data rich multi level and complex academic pathways focusing primarily on the transition of students from the Montgomery County public school system MCPS through programs at regional community colleges such as Montgomery College MC into undergraduate and graduate programs at the Universities at Shady Grove USG and beyond into the early years of their professional careers Reporting to USGs Chief Strategy Officer the Program Director Education Policy and Economic Development Analytics for the READY Institute will spearhead the development and implementation of comprehensive academic pathways and will execute qualitative and quantitative data driven strategies to assess and evaluate the success of students at every educational and professional stageThe ideal candidate will have a profound understanding of public policy education data data science and a hands on approach to guiding research initiatives and policy development in education