Assessment Data Analyst for Academic Quality & Improvement

Strategic Education; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Education is seeking an Assessment Specialist to lead the collection and analysis of learning outcomes and program data for institutional improvement. The role partners with leaders and faculty to influence evaluative culture using data to strengthen academic quality.

The ideal candidate will have experience in higher education assessment, accreditation support, and the ability to communicate findings clearly to diverse stakeholders while advancing continuous improvement goals across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Minimum 2–3 years related work experience in higher education.
• Experience with assessment, accreditation, and institutional effectiveness preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate, analyze and interpret outcome results to inform continuous improvement.
• Facilitate use of learning outcomes data with academic leaders to improve curriculum and program performance.
• Partner with stakeholders to convert ideas into actionable and measurable projects.
• Collaborate with academic and organizational leaders to develop learning outcomes assessment plans.
• Support accreditation efforts through development and maintenance of assessment cycles and documentation.
• Influence data-driven evaluative culture by implementing assessment initiatives at multiple institutional levels.
• Apply ethical data practices to safeguard data collection and analysis and present findings ethically.
• Develop tools, processes, templates, and training to improve assessment processes.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on assessment instruments and practices.
• Represent assessment expertise on program review teams and committees.
• Share standards-based assessment practices with teams and partners.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Stakeholder comms

Project management

Academic assessment

Educational data

Qualtrics

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Qualtrics

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Strategic Education is seeking an Assessment Specialist to lead the collection and analysis of learning outcomes and program data for institutional improvement. The role partners with leaders and faculty to influence evaluative culture using data to strengthen academic quality.

The ideal candidate will have experience in higher education assessment, accreditation support, and the ability to communicate findings clearly to diverse stakeholders while advancing continuous improvement goals across