Senior Analyst

Rutgers University; New Brunswick; On-site; USD 91,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Analyst to join their Office of Institutional Research. This role involves strategic analysis of data related to faculty, students, and staff to support leadership decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess strong statistical programming skills and the ability to work independently while managing multiple projects. With a commitment to diversity and a collaborative environment, this opportunity offers a chance to contribute to impactful research and analysis in a leading educational institution. Join a team that values innovation and excellence in data management and analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in higher education or social sciences.
• Strong statistical programming and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical models for decision making in various areas.
• Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data.

Skills

Statistical programming (Stata, SPSS, SAS, JMP, R)

Data visualization (Tableau)

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in applied mathematics, statistics, or social science

Master's degree in a related field (preferred)

Tools

SQL Server

Data management software

Job description

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Job Category: Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department: Office Institutional Research

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses.

For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication’s 2023 list. Rutgers’ commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation’s military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Analyst for the Office of Institutional Research. The Senior Analyst reports to the Associate Director and the Director of Data Analytics and Management and provides strategic analysis for the office’s core activity of capturing, extracting, analyzing, and reporting data on faculty, students, staff and other critical academic, physical and financial information for leadership decision-making purposes and external reporting requirements.

Key Duties

• Develops and assesses statistical models to support decision making in various areas, including enrollment management, academic program review, academic outcomes (retention/graduation), and other institutional priorities.
• Works independently with broadly defined objectives, collects and synthesizes a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative data (academic, financial, operational, market, demographic) from disparate internal and external sources to generate useful and actionable insights that assist in the decision-making processes.
• Leads and manages the analysis of international and domestic guides, rankings and analysis of other reporting projects of the Office and university (e.g. THE, US News, etc.)
• Creates appropriate, well thought out institutional metrics, with detailed documentation, including project and meeting notes and data logic used for all work performed.
• Manages assigned projects and workflow, providing status reports to supervisors.
• Delivers and maintains data reports, reconciles data discrepancies and provides accurate and timely data.
• In partnership with others, develops, manages, and maintains systems for collecting data important to central administration, school, departmental administration, and faculty.
• Establishes a framework for research and evaluative projects and processes, using both qualitative and quantitative research and data analyses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics, statistics, social science, or in a related scientific field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant experience in higher education or a social science field combined with some higher education experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Statistical programming skills (Stata, SPSS, SAS, JMP, or R, etc.) and experience with visualization tools (Tableau, etc.).
• Knowledge of data management and data analysis software.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills.
• The ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills; the ability to work collaboratively and collegially with faculty and staff.
• Ability to work independently; and the ability to work with individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives on data usage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in applied mathematics, statistics, social science, or in a related scientific field or discipline.
• Three years of experience of more advanced statistical analyses than OLS regression.
• Experience of predictive modeling with machine learning.
• Three years of experience with relational databases such as SQL Server.
• A strong technical aptitude and desire to keep up with the latest technological and data management advances.
• Experience in Institutional Research related environments.

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title: Senior Analyst

Position Status: Full Time

FLSA: Exempt

Position Salary: Annual Minimum Salary: $91,297.00; Annual Mid Range Salary: $115,559.00; Annual Maximum Salary: $139,821.00; Standard Hours: 37.50

Special Conditions

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements: Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.

As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.