Furman University · 3 months ago
Director of Enrollment Management Research and Assessment
Greenville, SC
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
2+ years expFurman University is seeking a Director of Enrollment Management Research and Assessment to join their Enrollment Management senior leadership team. This role involves leveraging data to inform admissions and financial aid strategies, utilizing software engineering, statistics, and machine learning to tackle enrollment challenges and enhance student success.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Design and conduct complex data analysis using student application data, demographic information, financial aid data, student success data, and other relevant sources
Develop and implement sophisticated predictive models to inform recruitment, selection, yield, and financial aid strategies
Use data reporting tools available through third parties such as the National Student Clearinghouse and data sharing consortiums to analyze trends and inform strategies throughout the enrollment cycle
Create useful data visualizations and reports to effectively communicate complex findings to both highly technical and non-technical audiences
Partner with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Marketing teams to translate data insights into actionable strategies
Maintain a strong working relationship with Institutional Technology
Acquire a deep understanding of relevant aspects of undergraduate admissions at Furman
Develop relationships with key stakeholders across campus, become familiar with data relating to admissions priorities, and stay abreast with national context (including current events, court cases, and academic research)
Stay up to date on the latest trends and techniques in data science and enrollment management
Maintain data security and integrity and ensure compliance with all FERPA regulations
Proactively seek and locate data, including outside benchmarks or comparative data, to support or refute proposed decisions
Drive the collection of new data resources and refinement of existing resources
Research and propose options for the collection and warehousing of new data, particularly data that is new to the admissions ecosystem
In partnership with Institutional Research partners, determine appropriate methodology for data extraction, transformation, storage, and usage
Develop processes for loading and updating data that are efficient and re-usable
Document all data and transformations thoroughly
Set the research agenda for the department, working with the senior management team to ensure an on-going commitment to understanding and evaluating our work
Collaborate with various research teams including Institutional Research Office
Contribute positively to other duties and projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in data science, math, statistics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
Minimum 2 years of experience in a data science role
Strong programming skills in data analysis languages
The ability to construct large SQL databases and query them
Expertise in building useful and complex data visualizations
Extensive experience in and strong passion for empirical research and answering hard questions with data
Preferred
Data science experience in the education sector
Previous experience working in higher education admissions or related field with organizational processes preferred
Remote work is available in TN, GA, NC, and SC
Company
Furman University
Furman University is a school in Greenville.
501-1000 employees
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