IDEA Data Analyst: Dashboards, Surveys & Insights

CU Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The IDEA Data Analyst supports the Office of Institutional Data, Effectiveness, and Analytics (IDEA) by providing technical expertise in data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, visualization, and survey research to advance institutional effectiveness and data-informed decision-making.

The incumbent collaborates with campus partners to develop meaningful reports, dashboards, surveys, and research that support student success, strategic planning, assessment, accreditation, and

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Two or more years of experience in data analysis, institutional research, business intelligence, survey research, or related fields is required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills are required.
• Knowledge of survey research principles and experience with survey platforms such as Qualtrics is preferred.
• Proficiency with Tableau, Excel, SQL, and at least one statistical/programming language (SPSS, R, SAS, or Python) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains Tableau dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate institutional performance and support data-informed decision-making.
• Collaborates with campus stakeholders to develop reports addressing planning, assessment, accreditation, and operational needs.
• Serves as primary administrator for institutional surveys managed by IDEA and supports development, administration, analysis, and reporting of NSSE and campus surveys.
• Manages the FCQ system (Watermark FCQ) including data imports, scheduling, communications, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Data analysis

Institutional research

Business intelligence

Survey research

Project coordination

Communication skills

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (data science, social science, education, business analytics)

Tools

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Qualtrics

SPSS

R

SAS

Python

Job description

The IDEA Data Analyst supports the Office of Institutional Data, Effectiveness, and Analytics (IDEA) by providing technical expertise in data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, visualization, and survey research to advance institutional effectiveness and data-informed decision-making.

The incumbent collaborates with campus partners to develop meaningful reports, dashboards, surveys, and research that support student success, strategic planning, assessment, accreditation, and