University of Florida · 1 month ago
Director of Analytic Services for Institutional Planning and Research and Associate Provost
Gainesville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
6+ years expThe University of Florida (UF) is a leading public research university seeking a Director of Analytic Services for Institutional Planning and Research and Associate Provost. This strategic leader will shape UF's data strategy and provide oversight for university-wide reporting and analytics capabilities, ensuring effective decision-making and data governance.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Oversee all functions of IPR, including institutional data governance, reporting, analytics, dashboards, projections, and survey administration
Serve as UF’s University Data Administrator for the Florida Board of Governors; AAUDE Liaison; IPEDS Keyholder; and Academic Analytics liaison
Ensure the integrity, quality, accessibility, and strategic use of institutional data
Provide rapid, accurate responses and strategic analyses for senior administration
Lead the development of new reporting capabilities, dashboards, predictive models, and analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, SAS, SQL)
Drive data stewardship and policy compliance across the university while ensuring alignment with FERPA, public records requirements, and external reporting standards
Oversee a $1.1M departmental budget and ensure secure handling of confidential student and personnel data
Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for OIPR
Recruit, supervise, and mentor a high-performing institutional research team
Ensure accuracy and methodological rigor in all reports, models, simulations, and analyses
Demonstrate expertise in specific types of analyses (ex. salary studies, enrollment projections, retention and graduation, quality of doctoral programs, doctoral time to degree, faculty effort, faculty turnover, faculty honors and awards, faculty publications and citations, peer benchmarking, analyze return on investment in research centers and institutes)
Oversee development and maintenance of UF’s self-service data infrastructure and analytics tools
Engage proactively with emerging institutional or policy issues and develop data-driven solutions
Manage relationships, reporting, and methodological alignment with: Florida Board of Governors, AAUDE, NCES/IPEDS, Academic Analytics, CSRDE
Support academic program review, assessment, general education, degree program changes, sabbaticals, and other academic processes through targeted data analyses
Establish and interpret data policies related to metadata, methodology, and data security
Shape the long-term direction of UF’s institutional research capabilities
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in a relevant field
Six years of related experience in institutional research or data administration
Preferred
Doctoral degree in quantitative discipline, plus at least six years of directly related IR leadership experience; or a Master's degree in a quantitative discipline plus 10 years of IR management experience
Demonstrated experience in a complex R1 research university, preferably an AAU institution
Extensive knowledge of university academic, administrative, and business processes
Expertise in statistics, research methods, predictive modeling, and modern IR tools (e.g., SAS, Tableau, SQL, business intelligence platforms)
Experience presenting analysis at major conferences, as well as local campus presentations
Superior communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly to senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across diverse academic and administrative units
Deep understanding of federal and state higher education reporting requirements and data governance standards
Benefits
Full benefits package
Company
University of Florida
University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
10001+ employees
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