Director of Data & Institutional Insight

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; Cheyney (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition waiver for self and family

Job summary

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania seeks a Director of Data and Assessment to lead analytics, reporting, and institutional effectiveness. This role drives predictive analyses, dashboards, and decision-support to support enrollment management, accreditation, and strategic planning.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, the director will oversee research, surveys, program review, and data quality across the university, fostering a culture of evidence-based improvement

Qualifications

• Master's degree in data science, higher education administration, or related field or 5+ years in institutional research/assessment.
• Experience conducting statistical analyses and interpreting data sets.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead institutional analytics and business intelligence functions.
• Develop enterprise dashboards, scorecards, and KPIs for executive decision-making.
• Conduct advanced analyses (enrollment, retention, graduation, student success) and predictive modeling.
• Coordinate reporting (IPEDS, PASSHE) and institutional data quality.
• Oversee assessment processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Chair the University Assessment Committee and promote assessment literacy.

Skills

Data science methods

BI & data visualization

Institutional research

Analytics platforms

Survey research

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership in analytics

Education

Master's degree in data science or higher ed admin

5+ years IR/data analysis/assessment

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SPSS

SAS

Job description

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania seeks a Director of Data and Assessment to lead analytics, reporting, and institutional effectiveness. This role drives predictive analyses, dashboards, and decision-support to support enrollment management, accreditation, and strategic planning.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, the director will oversee research, surveys, program review, and data quality across the university, fostering a culture of evidence-based improvement