Research & Data Analyst

About the role

Working under the direction of the Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, the Research and Data Analyst supports institutional research, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across Middlebury. The analyst collects, analyzes, and communicates institutional data; supports federal and external reporting; conducts survey research; and develops clear, accurate, and actionable reports for internal and external audiences. This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $67,120 - $75,522 per year. This role is based onsite in Middlebury, VT but does permit partial remote work each week.

Responsibilities

• Collect, extract, organize, and prepare data from a variety of institutional and external sources for reporting and analytical projects.
• Merge, standardize, clean, and validate data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Analyze and interpret institutional data to identify trends, patterns, and key insights.
• Apply appropriate analytical and statistical techniques; develop effective tables, charts, and other data visualizations; and assist with creating a summary that communicates findings clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Assist with external reporting requirements, including standard federal and external reports such as the Common Data Set (CDS) and IPEDS.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and completed within established deadlines.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports on enrollment, degrees awarded, student outcomes, and other institutional topics for internal and external audiences.
• Complete requests for data in a timely manner while ensuring appropriate attention to data quality and confidentiality.
• Maintain institutional performance indicators and comparative data, including benchmarking and peer-institution information, and provide regular updates and analyses for the Assessment and Institutional Research team.
• Design, develop, administer, and analyze surveys in collaboration with members of the Assessment and Institutional Research team and campus partners.
• Support survey projects from question development and data collection through analysis and reporting.
• Communicate project status, findings, and recommendations to members of the Assessment and Institutional Research team.
• Present information effectively through written reports, presentations, dashboards, and other appropriate formats.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitative related field, with 3-5 years of relevant experience in