Academic Division Data Analyst

Denison University; Granville Township (OH); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Denison University in Granville, OH is seeking a data management and analysis professional to support the Academic Division's strategic priorities. You will assist in collecting, cleaning, and disseminating institutional data related to student records and faculty data.

The role focuses on building reports, ensuring data accuracy, and presenting findings with concise visualizations to inform decision-makers across campus. A bachelor’s degree and strong analytical skills are required.

Formación

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Understanding of data management principles including working with tabular data structures.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Assists with collection, management, and dissemination of institutional data related to student academic records and faculty records.
• Assists with compilation, cleaning, and testing of large data files for reporting and analysis. Compiles data from multiple sources and systems; merges student records across data sources.
• Develops and maintains reports for multiple levels of student, faculty, and departmental tracking.
• Ensures the accuracy of data collected, including identifying anomalies that require resolution prior to analysis and reporting.
• Writes concise research reports including data visualizations. Summarizes complex data to support the decision-making of technical and non-technical campus members.
• Performs statistical analyses for reporting. Most frequently, presenting data in summary form and simple graphics.
• Maintains appropriate documentation such as data sources, file locations, methodology, and issue/problem resolutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data analysis

Data cleaning

Data transformation

Communication skills

Reporting tools

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree

Herramientas

Cognos

Tableau

Workday

Banner SIS

Descripción del empleo

To assist the Senior Associate Provost and the Associate Director of Institutional Research in data management and analysis as related to strategic priorities of the Academic Division.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists the Associate Director of Institutional Research with collection, management, and dissemination of institutional data related to student academic records and faculty records.
• Assists with the compilation, cleaning, and testing of large data files for reporting and analysis. Compiles data from multiple sources and systems; merges student records across data sources.
• Develops and maintains reports for multiple levels of student, faculty, and departmental tracking.
• Ensures the accuracy of data collected, including identifying anomalies that require resolution prior to analysis and reporting.
• Writes concise research reports including data visualizations. Summarizes complex data to support the decision-making of technical and non-technical campus members.
• Performs statistical analyses for reporting. Most frequently, presenting data in summary form and simple graphics.
• Maintains appropriate documentation such as data sources, file locations, methodology, and issue/problem resolutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Understanding of data management principles including working with tabular data structures
• Understanding of data cleaning and transformation techniques to prepare data for analysis
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to data analytics, data science, or business intelligence
• Experience with Cognos and Tableau
• Knowledge of higher education data such as IPEDS and Common Data Set
• Experience with Workday or Banner SIS