Institutional Research Strategic Data Analyst

Zane State College; Zanesville (OH); On-site; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Healthcare plans

HSA/FSA

Employee assistance program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

4 day work week

Job summary

Zane State College in Ohio is seeking an Institutional Research Strategic Data Analyst to collect, analyze, and interpret data to support planning and decision making. This is a full-time, twelve-month exempt professional staff position with a competitive salary.

You will use SQL, Power BI, Power Query, InfoMaker, and Excel to develop queries and reports, create dashboards, and assist with state and federal reporting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; Bachelor’s preferred in a related field.
• Minimum of one year of experience querying, validating, and reporting data.
• Experience in higher education and with Jenzabar One preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex data to a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of data querying, analysis, and presentation tools; experience with SQL, Power BI, Power Query, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report data from internal and external sources to support planning and decision-making.
• Develop, maintain, and update queries and reports using SQL, Power BI, Power Query, InfoMaker, and Excel.
• Create dashboards and data visualizations to inform decision-making across the institution.
• Prepare, validate, and report official institutional data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with offices across the institution to ensure data integrity and reporting compliance.
• Serve as an information resource for campus initiatives and committees.
• Document data sources, locations, query logic, tools, and resolutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Multi-project management

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft SQL

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Job description

Position Description

The Institutional Research Strategic Data Analyst plays a critical role in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to support strategic planning, daily operations, and data-informed decision making. This role also provides technical assistance, programming, and reporting services of college data and ensures accurate and timely data reporting to state and federal agencies, internal units, and external organizations.

This is a full-time, twelve-month, exempt professional staff position. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Zane State College offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; State Employee Retirement System (SERS); paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; and tuition waiver benefits.

Hiring Range

$61,500.00 - $70,250.00

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Analyze, report, and present data extracted and synthesized from a variety of complex internal and external data sources as needed for improved data-informed decision-making and planning across the institution..
• Utilize SQL, Power BI/Power Query, InfoMaker, Excel, and other related software and programming to develop, maintain, and update basic queries and reports against the institution’s internal data to fulfill recurring data needs for internal and external reporting requirements.
• Create statistical and analytical reports, dashboards, and data visualizations as needed for improved data-informed decision-making and planning across the institution.
• Assist with the preparation, validation, and reporting of official institutional data to both external and internal stakeholders including required state and federal reporting.
• Coordinate with offices across the institution to address institutional data integrity and reporting compliance.
• Serve as an institutional data and information resource for campus initiatives, projects, and committees to support a data-informed approach to planning, evaluation, and decision-making
• Maintain appropriate documentation such as data sources, file locations, query logic/methodology, tools, and issue/problem resolutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate degree with Bachelor’s preferred in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, information science, business analytics or related field.
• Minimum of one year of experience in querying, validating, and reporting data. Experience in higher education and with Jenzabar One preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required, along with the ability to work collaboratively across all areas of the institution.
• Ability to communicate complex data, concepts, and findings clearly to a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience with data querying, analysis, and presentation tools required; Experience with Microsoft SQL, Power BI, Power Query, and advanced Microsoft Excel preferred.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects independently and as part of a team.

Employment and Benefits

EEOC Statement

Zane State College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present or future), disability, age (40 years or older), status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a nursing mother, status as a foster parent, genetic information, or sexual orientation.

ZSC Offers An Excellent Benefits Package Including The Following

• Competitive base salary
• Comprehensive healthcare plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• HSA/FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Supplemental retirement savings plans
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal leave
• 4 day work week - Mon-Thurs 10 hr day

2025 SB1 Statement of Commitment

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Zane State College will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Final Candidate Onboarding

The final candidate is subject to the successful completion of reference checks and a background check.

Additional Benefits Summary

Excellent benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, and retirement.