Director, Institutional Analytics & Strategy

Paycom - ATS

San Rafael, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 104,000 - 123,000

Full time

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Job summary

Dominican University of California seeks a Director of Institutional Research to provide strategic data leadership, oversee data governance, and manage external reporting. You will lead analytics initiatives, drive institutional decision-support tools, and coordinate with campus partners to improve planning, accreditation readiness, and outcomes.

You will supervise staff, manage the IR budget, and serve as a central data resource for grants, marketing, and planning efforts, while advancing data

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field and experience in institutional research.
  • Minimum five years in higher education with IR, assessment, or strategic data reporting.
  • Experience with IPEDS, external surveys, and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic data leadership to support decision-making and planning.
  • Lead Data Governance and ensure data integrity and standardization.
  • Oversee IPEDS and external surveys and submit necessary compliance reports.
  • Develop and deliver analytics, dashboards, and forecasting models.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to produce ad hoc analyses and executive-ready reports.

Skills

Strategic leadership
Data governance
Analytics
Dashboarding
Communication
Statistical software
SQL

Education

Master's degree in Data Analytics/Statistics/Higher Education
Doctoral degree (preferred)

Tools

Tableau
Power BI
SQL
R
SAS
SPSS
Prophix
Colleague

Job description

Dominican University of California seeks a Director of Institutional Research to provide strategic data leadership, oversee data governance, and manage external reporting. You will lead analytics initiatives, drive institutional decision-support tools, and coordinate with campus partners to improve planning, accreditation readiness, and outcomes.

You will supervise staff, manage the IR budget, and serve as a central data resource for grants, marketing, and planning efforts, while advancing data

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