Rui Gao

Data Analytics @ Braven | Analytics & Experimental Methods in Workforce Development and Career Readiness | Formerly: Cancer Research @ MSKCC & Intellectual Property Protection @ Finnegan, A&P

Role
Associate, Data Insights & Strategy at Braven
Location
Philadelphia, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Rui Gao

Data professional with 10+ years of experience in translating complex data into insights…

Experience

  1. Associate, Data Insights & Strategy

    Braven

    Jan 2025 — Present · NY, US

    Led the end-to-end design, build, and testing of a mission-critical student support tool for thousands of students across 9 regions, enabling timely, data-informed interventions to improve student outcomes. Managed all phases of the project - including ideation, scoping, and stakeholder engagement - within a Scrum framework and in collaboration with stakeholders across central (Program Ops, Design, Engineering) and regional teams- Engineered real-time data integration from org data warehouse using advanced SQL and Google Apps scripts to build a user-friendly Google Sheets interface for student case management. Developed technical documentation to support uptake across 180+ staff- Conduct descriptive and inferential analyses in SQL and R to evaluate program metrics to inform continuous improvement cycles- Owned design and rollout of annual national survey to 8k+ students, matching last year’s 4-month response volume within 3 weeks of survey launch- Manage ad hoc reporting and data requests in Jira from non-technical stakeholders, incorporating multiple data sources to provide insights, thought partnership, and analytic guidance- Published monthly data insights memos in Confluence, promoting data literacy across the org and showcasing team impact to organizational leadership.

Education

  • Imperial College London

    Bachelor of Science - BS

  • Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  • International School of Beijing

    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

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