Pennington Biomedical Research Center ยท 1 month ago
Data Collections Specialist
LSU - Alexandria
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelLouisiana State University at Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduate education to Central Louisiana citizens. The Data Collections Specialist is responsible for collecting, organizing, and maintaining alumni-related data, ensuring accuracy and completeness while supporting the Alumni Coordinator and Institutional Research staff.
Research
Responsibilities
Input and digitize historical, hardcopy graduation records and other legacy student files into the alumni database
Gather updated alumni information through surveys, forms, and direct outreach
Acquire new or corrected alumni contact information by working with specialized data vendors
Maintain, update, and ensure accuracy of the alumni database on an ongoing basis
Standardize and clean data to improve consistency, reduce duplication, and increase usability
Implement quality control processes to regularly audit data integrity
Fulfill data requests from the Alumni Coordinator and Advancement staff in support of alumni engagement, communications, and fundraising campaigns
Generate reports, lists, and analytics to guide alumni programming and outreach strategies
Assist with tracking alumni participation and engagement metrics to measure the success of initiatives
Ensure that alumni records are managed in compliance with university policies, FERPA, and applicable data privacy regulations
Assist IR staff and campus departments with Institutional Effectiveness initiatives; especially those that are data-related or require data collections/analysis
Assist IR staff with university data requests and official reporting
Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive personal information
Provide training and support to staff and student workers assisting with data entry
Assist and maintain other university data
Create ad-hoc reports on various university data as requested by campus departments
Perform other duties as assigned to support the Office of lnstitutional Research and Effectiveness as well as LSUA's overall mission and goals
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in data, technical, business, or related field
Experience in relational databases, data manipulation, data organization, and management
Extensive Experience with Microsoft Excel, .cvs/.txt/.tab files
Excellent active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels
Willingness to be hands-on with administrative and processing duties
Preferred
Experience working in a higher education environment
Experience in writing and managing SQL scripts/programs
Benefits
Health, life, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement options
Various leave options
Paid holidays
Wellness benefits
Tuition exemption for qualified positions
Training and development opportunities
Employee discounts
And more!
Company
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a campus of Louisiana State University, is a world-renowned leader at the forefront of medical discoveries as it relates to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia.
Founded in 1988
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023-07-07
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