Hybrid Institutional Data Analyst — Strategy & Visualization

Concordia University Chicago; River Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Concordia University Chicago is seeking an Institutional Data Analyst or Senior Institutional Data Analyst to lead data extraction, transformation, and visualization efforts across programs and accreditation activities. You will design data pipelines, maintain data quality, and collaborate with multiple university offices on strategic initiatives.

The role emphasizes data transformation, lifecycle management, and visualization, with responsibilities extending to surveys, dashboards, and

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in higher education data/IR role.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner ERP and data governance.
• Ability to document processes and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead data extraction projects tied to Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness requests.
• Extract and combine data from Ellucian Banner ERP, Blackboard, CRM and external sources to support strategic decisions.
• Author automation scripts to ensure reproducible data mining and analysis.
• Quality control reviewer for peers' work in the office.
• Learn and promote R, PowerBI, and GitHub as innovation tools.
• Manage survey administration including data collection and analysis.
• Create and maintain internal/external reports using R, Excel, and analytics tools.
• Conduct quantitative/qualitative research and prepare technical reports for the university and accreditation bodies.
• Perform statistical analysis and generate charts and visualizations for stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards and KPI reports for university initiatives.
• Disseminate data via web, documents, and presentations in user-friendly formats.
• Provide best-practice feedback and advocate for data collection/system improvements.
• Serve on committees or act as institutional contact as assigned.

Skills

R

PowerBI

SQL

Ellucian Banner ERP

CRM data

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Command line

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Master's degree preferred

PowerBI certification preferred

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Concordia University Chicago is seeking an Institutional Data Analyst or Senior Institutional Data Analyst to lead data extraction, transformation, and visualization efforts across programs and accreditation activities. You will design data pipelines, maintain data quality, and collaborate with multiple university offices on strategic initiatives.

The role emphasizes data transformation, lifecycle management, and visualization, with responsibilities extending to surveys, dashboards, and