Data Analyst, Institutional Insights & Dashboards (Hybrid)

University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Retirement benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) seeks a Data Analyst to join the IDEA Data Analytics team. The role delivers data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, visualization, and survey research to advance institutional effectiveness and data‑informed decision‑making.

The analyst collaborates with campus partners to develop reports, dashboards, surveys, and research supporting student success, accreditation, and strategic planning, reporting to the Director of IDEA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., data science, social science, education, business analytics) or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Two or more years of experience in data analysis, institutional research, business intelligence, survey research, project coordination, or a related field is required.
• Experience in querying relational databases and analyzing data to support organizational decision‑making is required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills with the ability to present complex data, technical information, and survey findings to non‑technical audiences is required.
• Knowledge of survey research principles and experience with survey platforms such as Qualtrics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Data Validation and ensuring data quality; identify root causes of inconsistencies and document definitions and rules.
• Query Building to retrieve accurate information from institutional data sources for reports and analyses.
• Report Generation and Data Visualization to design and maintain Tableau dashboards and reports supporting institutional planning and accountability.
• Survey Development, Administration, and Analysis using Qualtrics to design, manage, and deploy surveys and analyze results.
• FCQ Administration—manage Watermark FCQ system, scheduling, data imports, and integration with LMS/Canvas.

Skills

Data analysis

Survey research

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Qualtrics

Python

Job description

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) seeks a Data Analyst to join the IDEA Data Analytics team. The role delivers data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, visualization, and survey research to advance institutional effectiveness and data‑informed decision‑making.

The analyst collaborates with campus partners to develop reports, dashboards, surveys, and research supporting student success, accreditation, and strategic planning, reporting to the Director of IDEA.