Data And Strategy Associate

Job summary
Data and Strategy AssociateConducts advanced analytics to transform complex datasets into insights for institution decision-making, strategy formulation, benchmarking, and policy developmentManages institutional research projects from start to finish
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Conduct advanced analytics to transform complex datasets into insights for institution decision-making, strategy formulation, benchmarking, and policy development• Manage institutional research projects from start to finish, including scoping and defining projects, identifying and prioritizing key questions and data sources, developing data collection and analysis plans, and communicating and discussing results and recommendations to institutional leaders and stakeholders• Work across data domains and in collaboration with other key staff to help generate reports in a variety of areas• Generate reports to meet external reporting requirements from governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and other stakeholders
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in business administration or other relevant field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience• Demonstrated experience with collecting, analyzing, and/or synthesizing data for actionable insights• Demonstrated experience with creating, developing, maintaining, and/or using institutional data systems and relational databases or information management systems• Demonstrated experience with data management and visualization techniques, and/or statistical analysis and predictive modeling• Master's or doctoral degree (preferred)• Working knowledge of statistical, query-based, or data management software• Experience in planning, organizing, and managing large complex research projects• Experience working within an Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, or another analytical unit in higher education• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment• Strong communication skills• Appreciation and respect for a diverse workplace• Demonstrated interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills• Ability and willingness to share ideas, be open to the ideas of others, and work towards organizational goals and interests
Key Skills Needed
• Collecting, analyzing, and/or synthesizing data for actionable insights• Creating, developing, maintaining, and/or using institutional data systems and relational databases or information management systems• Data management and visualization techniques, and/or statistical analysis and predictive modeling