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
Associate, Data Insights & Strategy
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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