Director, Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics

Eastern University's College of Education; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern University's College of Education seeks a Director of Institutional Research to provide strategic leadership for the University's IR and required reporting. You will lead the IR team, partner across the Office of Strategy and Effectiveness, and ensure reliable data informs planning and decision-making.

You will oversee reporting to federal and state agencies, oversee data quality, and support accreditation and institutional effectiveness initiatives through advanced analytics and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education or related field with strong research methods.
• Minimum 5 years in institutional research with IPEDS/mandated reporting.
• Experience supervising IR staff and cross-functional coordination.
• Expertise in applied research, benchmarking, data quality, and reporting.
• Proficiency with Workday, Qualtrics, Tableau/Power BI; SQL and stats tools.
• Strong written, oral, and visual communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead IR team; develop work plans, resource allocation, and timelines.
• Direct accurate reporting to federal/state agencies and accreditors.
• Oversee institutional datasets, dashboards, and fact books; define standards.
• Design research on enrollment, outcomes, and program performance.
• Promote data governance, access, confidentiality, and tool evaluation.
• Coordinate survey operations and analytics for accreditation and planning.
• Foster data literacy and collaboration across offices and leadership.

Skills

Staff supervision

Applied research

Data analysis

SQL

Statistical methods

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in higher education or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Workday

Qualtrics

R / Python

Job description

Eastern University's College of Education seeks a Director of Institutional Research to provide strategic leadership for the University's IR and required reporting. You will lead the IR team, partner across the Office of Strategy and Effectiveness, and ensure reliable data informs planning and decision-making.

You will oversee reporting to federal and state agencies, oversee data quality, and support accreditation and institutional effectiveness initiatives through advanced analytics and