Data Analyst, Enrollment Management

$60,000 - $75,000/Yr

State University of New York - Binghamton, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Binghamton, NY

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Data Analyst position in Enrollment Management at Binghamton University involves analyzing and managing data to support strategic enrollment initiatives. The role requires collaboration with various university units and offers a hybrid work arrangement. The analyst will be responsible for data extraction, reporting, visualization, and statistical analysis to inform operational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build queries to pull, clean, reshape, and integrate data from various sources
• Create recurring/automated and ad-hoc reports and visualizations
• Design and build interactive dashboards
• Conduct statistical analyses to guide operational strategy
• Construct and administer survey instruments and analyze survey output
• Build replicable code-based processes
• Troubleshoot and diagnose the causes of inconsistencies and errors in data

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, computer science, mathematics, or a related field with a focus on statistical analysis and data management
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database structure and tidy data principles
• Ability to write replicable scripts to query, transform, and analyze data using standard programming software/languages (for example SQL, R, Python, Base SAS, Stata)
• Experience building data visualizations (Tableau, Microsoft BI, SAS Visual Analytics, etc.)
• Experience using statistical research methods
• Ability to extract data via API
• Strong analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex concepts and data to non-technical audiences

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in statistics, data science, computer science, mathematics, quantitative social science, or a related field with a focus on statistical analysis and data management
• Experience with higher education data and systems, particularly Technolutions Slate and Ellucian Banner or comparable CRM/SIS platforms
• Experience using Base SAS
• Experience administering surveys and pulling data via API in Qualtrics
• Expertise in causal analysis and predictive analytics

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid work arrangement (remote/on-campus)