School of Medicine
Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.
This is a hybrid position requiring residence in proximity to Duke University School of Medicine Campus in Durham, NC.
Occupational Summary
The Office of the Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine works to advance the school’s goals of cultivating an inclusive, welcoming, respectful and supportive working and learning environment. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Analyst supports efforts to research, evaluate progress, and compile and synthesize data that in part informs the direction of the organization’s strategic goals in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). The Analyst provides project management of the collection, analysis, visualization and reporting on EDI data, metrics, and program effectiveness to support the development and advancement of EDI strategies across the School and within its units. The Analyst reports to the School of Medicine Director of EDI Assessment and Research and contributes to senior EDI leadership and team efforts in assessment of strategy impact and effectiveness, including conducting statistical and qualitative data analyses and tools that systematize reporting on outcomes and progress measures.
WORK PERFORMED
Efforts of the Analyst include but are not limited to the following:
- Solicit, compile and maintain School of Medicine and unit-level data and reports in EDI domains, including but not limited to:
- Diversity among leadership, faculty, staff and learners, including representation, candidate/applicant pools, recruitments, admissions/matriculation/graduation, retention, promotion, tenure, and departures.
- Equity in opportunities and experience, including compensation, professional development, career advancement opportunities, and pipeline development efforts.
- Inclusive excellence in work and learning environments, including education in EDI for our leadership, faculty, staff and learners, inclusive leadership reviews, and experiences of the culture via surveys and other approaches, including reports of bias and discrimination.
- Monitor progress and perform statistical and qualitative data trend analysis for School EDI metrics and prepare reports for the VDDEI and stakeholders. Assist the Director of EDI Assessment and leaders in interpreting results and assessing progress and opportunities for longitudinal EDI goals. Develop and maintain summary reports on EDI key performance metrics to enhance consistent reporting across Departments, Institutes and Centers.
- Coordinate efforts with offices in the School, University and Health System to create and maintain accessible EDI data dashboards to allow leaders of the School and its units to monitor performance and progress across a spectrum of quantitative and qualitative metrics. Provide training and consultation on access and use of dashboards and other reporting tools.
- Manage existing and support development of new dashboards in enterprise analytics platforms, including coordinating regular data requests, data source updates, ongoing quality and use enhancements and access lists.
- Support development of reports on EDI strategic plans, grant funding requirements, accreditation, racial equity and other EDI initiatives, and proactive measures related to internal and external reviews and audits (e.g., OFCCP, LCME) through reporting on progress and outcomes measures that inform the ongoing direction of efforts.
- Support culture assessment efforts for the School, including the Duke Campus Culture Survey and Health System Culture Pulse, and provide comparative statistical and qualitative data analysis across surveys to identify patterns and trends to inform recommendations.
- Coordinate established assessment processes for programs managed by the Office of EDI, including but not limited to education and professional development programs, retention and recruitment initiatives, and select outreach, engagement and pathways programs. Support development of EDI program assessment efforts, such as inclusive excellence education and pipeline and pathways programs, through instrument development, deployment, data management and development of analyses and reports.
- Manage survey and other evaluation instrument processes and create summary reports to support formative and summative assessment of programs.
- Summarize themes and trends using quantitative and qualitative data and approaches.
- Support emergent/ad hoc EDI data collection and reporting efforts, such as development and deployment of assessment or survey instruments, interview or focus group guides, and rubrics for analysis of content of policies or programs.
- Identify and summarize literature and evidence-based practices to support strategy and resource development.
- Support grant proposal development and prospect research to benefit the office’s strategic initiatives.
- Ensure timeliness, accuracy, data integrity, and confidentiality. Uphold proper data maintenance and reporting standards as defined by the University and key oversight organizations.
- Participate in EDI strategic planning, task force, and working groups as appropriate.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES
Skills
- Utilize visualization, statistical and qualitative data analysis software, such as Tableau, R, Stata, Excel and NVIVO, to enhance quality and replication of analyses.
- Utilize survey and other enterprise programs, such as Qualtrics, REDCap, Learning Management Systems, SAP.
- Utilize project management approaches and software, including Microsoft applications such as Project or Planner.
- Project management and team collaboration to support completion of deliverables.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires a Bachelor's degree.
Experience
Work requires five years of related diversity/inclusion analysis experience working with data collection and reporting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
An advanced degree with additional years of related analytical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is strongly preferred.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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