Senior Data Analyst

Job Description

Provides senior level data analysis, reporting, and decision support for a large public university by integrating complex institutional datasets and translating results into actionable insights that inform executive leadership, academic planning, compliance, and policy development.

Job Duties

• Advanced Data Analysis & Modeling
  • Conducts complex quantitative analyses and develops analytical models, forecasts, and trend analyses using large institutional datasets related to students, employees, finances, and academic programs.
  • Interprets findings to support strategic planning and university decision making in collaboration with the office of Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research.
• Institutional Reporting & Visualization
  • Designs, develops, and maintains dashboards, standard reports, and ad hoc analyses using enterprise reporting and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI).
  • Ensures accuracy and consistency of official institutional metrics.
• Data Integration & Quality Assurance
  • Extracts, transforms, validates, and integrates data from multiple university systems.
  • Applies institutional data definitions, governance standards, and quality controls to ensure reliable analytical outputs.
• Executive & Stakeholder Decision Support & Machine Learning
  • Serves on relevant committees and data governance bodies.
  • Prepares executive level briefings, written summaries, and presentations.
  • Consults with academic and administrative leaders to define analytical requirements and interpret results.
• Documentation, Compliance, Data Ethics & Best Practices
  • Develops and maintains documentation of methodologies, business rules, and data sources.
  • Supports state, federal, accreditation, and benchmarking reporting requirements.
  • Ensures compliance with data privacy regulations, including FERPA.

Additional Information to Applicants

Employees are required to maintain valid work authorization to satisfy the conditions of Form I9 at all times during their employment and the university makes no implicit or explicit promises to financially support visa or permanent residency applications.