Assessment and Data Systems Manager (Data Analyst)

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental保险

Health savings account with IUContri

Tuition subsidy for employees and/ or/

Job summary

The Indiana University Bloomington School of Education is seeking an Assessment and Data Systems Manager (Data Analyst) to administer assessment, accreditation, and data management systems, including Watermark Planning and Self Study and Student Learning and Licensure.

You will lead data collection, analysis, and reporting for program evaluation and accreditation, produce disaggregated reports, support governance, and collaborate with faculty and administrators to ensure data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of data analysis, reporting, or related experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; professionalism and time management.

Responsibilities

• Manage course and student data, maintain assessment configurations, and ensure accurate SIS data integration.
• Collect and analyze assessment, licensure, and candidate performance data to support evaluation.
• Produce disaggregated reports and ensure accuracy of enrollment and performance data.
• Lead ad-hoc reporting, dashboards, and data governance with junior analysts.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Information Science

Job description

EDUCATION (BL-EDUC-IUBLA)

The Indiana University (IU) School of Education is known for preparing reflective, caring, and skilled educators who make a difference in the lives of their students in Indiana, throughout the United States, and around the world. Our graduates are regularly named the best teachers in the state for their innovative and creative approaches to educating students, and we prepare 1/3 of the state's teachers. With 23 Indiana Teacher of the Year recipients, 197 Lilly Endowment fellowship winners, and nationally ranked online professional development and degree programs, the School of Education is a leader in the field and has a tremendous impact on education in the state.

The Assessment and Data Systems Manager (Data Analyst) will serve as the primary administrator for the School of Education's assessment, accreditation and data management systems including Watermark Planning and Self Study and Student Learning and Licensure.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Manages course and student data, maintains assessment configurations, creates and updates course rosters, oversees the integration of student information system (SIS) data, and ensure the accurate implementation of Embedded Signature Assessments and other program-level assessments.
• Collects, analyzes and reports assessment, licensure, and candidate performance data to support program evaluation, accreditation, and institutional decision-making.
• Produces disaggregated assessment reports, analyzes licensure examination results, manages state and federal reporting requirements and ensures the accuracy of enrollment, completion and performance data.
• Supports the development of research-based assessment initiatives, oversees assessment data governance and accessibility and works collaboratively with faculty and administrators to ensure that data systems effective support accreditation, research, continuous improvement and strategic planning efforts.

General Responsibilities

• Provides advanced analysis of existing data and data structures and satisfies ad-hoc reporting/analysis requests; serves as a first point of escalation for junior analysts.
• Creates reporting specifications for complex reports/dashboards/analytical tools and leads testing/validation; ensures integrity, accessibility, and accuracy of reports/dashboards and data structures; addresses unique or more involved user requests for access to reporting data and tools.
• Provides advanced consultation to faculty and/or staff and identifies business reporting needs and opportunities for analysis to drive business decisions; provides advanced guidance and interpretation of complex environments and data.
• Makes recommendations and provides peer review and coaching; ensures proper documentation of data analysis efforts (data sources, reporting specifications, tools, issue/problem resolutions).
• Ensures that all processes and analysis approaches are up to date and as efficient as possible; may participate in committees and communities of practice to share and improve data analysis practices across the university.
• Performs advanced analysis to interpret and determine validity and quality of data.
• Performs complex migration and conversion of data in support of analysis efforts.
• Provides advanced research/analysis and stays up to date on emerging technologies and tools; makes recommendations for implementation to improve data analysis services and approaches.
• May serve as project leader; often provides guidance to junior peers.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in computer science, information science, or related field.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years of data analysis, reporting, or related experience.

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses a high degree of initiative.
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.

Preferred

• Experience managing assessment, accreditation, or institutional effectiveness systems.
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and institutional stakeholders.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Advanced

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Data Analysis & Engineering

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