Research Analyst

About the position

Reporting to the Associate Director of Institutional Research in the office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE), this person will perform a variety of research and analytical tasks in support of enrollment planning, student recruitment and retention, and academic program quality. The analyst will have a particular focus on graduate admissions and enrollment and is expected to work closely with Graduate School leadership and academic units to understand their analytical needs, evaluate key performance metrics, and analyze graduate student enrollment trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and interpretation of data from a variety of sources, including Slate, Oracle BI/Analytics, PeopleSoft, and Lightcast.
• Create statistical analyses that help project enrollment and application activity to inform annual planning and goal setting, and guide admissions recruitment efforts.
• Create weekly and monthly reports using BI and Slate reporting tools.
• Create data visualizations to illustrate patterns and trends in data.
• Write queries for data extraction and analysis.
• Prepare related reports and summaries as needed.
• Use extant admissions and enrollment data, as well as external market data to provide information and guidance to leadership in projecting program demand.
• Use data to develop enrollment targets in conjunction with academic departments.
• Integrate graduating graduate admissions data into the University's Business Intelligence platform and promote its use campus-wide.
• Provide data for grant writing.
• Assist with other data and information management projects as needed.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills to interface with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• High level of attention to detail and time management skills.
• Master's degree in statistics, analytics, data science, economics or related field from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Three or more years of experience in statistical analysis.
• Directly related and progressively responsible work experience accessing, managing and analyzing data using different database file formats.
• Experience with statistical software and databases (e.g. SPSS, R, SAS).
• Ability to summarize data and research into coherent reports for utilization in decision making.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities, while working independently.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role.

Nice-to-haves

• Five or more years of experience as a data analyst in higher education.
• Knowledge and experience with Technolutions Slate or other CRM platform.
• A solid understanding of statistics and experience and knowledge of SQL or related database program.
• Knowledge of business intelligence solutions.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Benefits

• Professional Rank and Salary Grade: SL-3, $65,000-$72,000.