Director of Program Evaluation and Assessment (Data Analyst)

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition subsidy

Generous paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Indiana University Indianapolis School of Education seeks a data analyst to perform advanced data analysis, reporting, and data delivery to support educational initiatives. The role emphasizes data quality, dashboard development, and collaboration with faculty to drive informed decisions.

Qualifications include 5+ years in data analysis or reporting, a relevant Bachelor’s degree, and strong communication. This is a full-time position based in Indianapolis with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years of data analysis, reporting, or related experience.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced analysis of existing data and data structures; serves as first escalation for junior analysts.
• Creates reporting specifications for complex reports/dashboards and leads testing/validation.
• Provides advanced consultation to faculty/staff and identifies business reporting needs for analysis.
• Makes recommendations and provides peer review and coaching; documents data analysis efforts.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Communication

Time management

Quality focus

Initiative

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or information science or related field

Job description

IU INDY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (IN-EDUC-IUINA)

The Indiana University (IU) Indianapolis School of Education (SoE) is committed to examining our collective role in improving the human condition. We develop leaders, educators, and counselors equipped to critique and disrupt longstanding inequities and address the changing dynamics in urban educational contexts. Through community-engaged research, teaching, and service, we seek to positively impact youth and adult learners in educational systems and serve the welfare of communities through engagement in strategic alliances to promote equitable, just, culturally relevant, and sustaining practices in teaching and learning.

• Provides advanced analysis of existing data and data structures and satisfies ad-hoc reporting/analysis requests; serves as a first point of escalation for junior analysts.
• Creates reporting specifications for complex reports/dashboards/analytical tools and leads testing/validation; ensures integrity, accessibility, and accuracy of reports/dashboards and data structures; addresses unique or more involved user requests for access to reporting data and tools.
• Provides advanced consultation to faculty and/or staff and identifies business reporting needs and opportunities for analysis to drive business decisions; provides advanced guidance and interpretation of complex environments and data.
• Makes recommendations and provides peer review and coaching; ensures proper documentation of data analysis efforts (data sources, reporting specifications, tools, issue/problem resolutions).
• Ensures that all processes and analysis approaches are up to date and as efficient as possible; may participate in committees and communities of practice to share and improve data analysis practices across the university.
• Performs advanced analysis to interpret and determine validity and quality of data.
• Performs complex migration and conversion of data in support of analysis efforts.
• Provides advanced research/analysis and stays up to date on emerging technologies and tools; makes recommendations for implementation to improve data analysis services and approaches.
• May serve as project leader; often provides guidance to junior peers.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered.

Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience.

Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in computer science, information science, or a related field).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of data analysis, reporting, or related experience.

Skills

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses a high degree of initiative.Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

IU Indianapolis

$87,000.00 per year based on education and experience.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Advanced

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Data Analysis & Engineering

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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