Virginia Commonwealth University · 2 days ago
Institutional Research Data Analyst
Floyd, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$65K/yr - $70K/yr
2+ years expVirginia Commonwealth University is seeking an Institutional Research Data Analyst to support strategic and compliance reporting within the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support. The role involves data extraction, analysis, and interpretation to prepare institutional responses and provide data support to the university community.
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Responsibilities
Regularly perform data extraction, manipulation, analysis, and interpretation of findings/results to prepare institutional responses to external and internal inquiries ("ad hoc" requests) on a wide range of subjects - e.g.student admissions and enrollment information, student persistence and success (retention and graduation), student financial aid need analysis, personnel planning including recruitment retention as well as attrition, compensation studies
Respond to federal and state reporting and to guidebook surveys, national rankings and national studies by preparing accurate and timely reports and/or data files
Provide institutional research data to academic units and programs as well as administrative constituencies throughout the institution
Collaborate on projects within IRDS along with other stakeholders at VCU
Provide support with survey design, analysis, and presentations
Create data visualizations/dashboards using platforms such as tableau
Seek and participate in continuing learning opportunities, including topics such as SAS programming, data subject domain knowledge and understanding, expanding data topics, and University-level initiatives and information delivery efforts
Provide support for different external platforms such as Academic Analytics, Explorance Blue, and any new platforms that the IRDS office supports for the University
Create documentation for the processes related to platforms and statutory reporting
Roles and responsibilities are not limited to what is listed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required with a major in statistics, mathematics, economics, sociology, computer science, or other quantitative social sciences discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
2-3 years experience working in higher education, preferably in an Institutional Research Office
Experience in extracting, analyzing, and interpreting data from a variety of sources (information systems)
Ability to draw conclusions and communicate data findings, applying statistical principles and methods to meet a range of information requirements; gathering and analyzing data and generating statistical reports
Experience (2-3 years) with statistical software tools/packages such as SAS (preferred), SPSS, R etc. to produce high quality analysis
Demonstrated computer skills including knowledge and familiarity with spreadsheets, programming languages, relational databases and SQL
Extensive survey design and ability to analyze the results to help support research questions and presentations
Familiarity with higher education data domains (e.g. admissions, enrollment, financial aid, employee, finance, development, sponsored research) in a university setting
Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form
Strong organizational and documentation skills
Ability to take initiative when working independently and yet work effectively in a team environment with people who have a diverse array of experiences and backgrounds
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU
Preferred
Hands on experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, SASVA
Ellucian/Banner experience
Experience working with a course evaluation platform
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits
Paid annual and holiday leave granted up front
Generous tuition benefits
Retirement planning and savings options
Tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs
Employee discounts
Well-being resources
Abundant opportunities for career development and advancement
And more
Company
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.48MKey Investors
Virginia Innovation Partnership CorporationUnited States-Japan Foundation
2025-01-15Grant· $0.1M
2024-03-12Grant· $0.08M
2024-02-01Grant· $0.07M
Leadership Team
Karol Kain Gray
Senior VP and CFO
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez
Professor
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