Lead Data Analytics for Medical Education Dashboards

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Lead, Data Analytics to support the MD program's data management and reporting.

You will integrate data sources, build automated reports and dashboards, and collaborate with IT and educational teams to ensure data quality and actionable insights.

The role requires leadership in data architecture, governance, and stakeholder engagement with Power BI dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. Four years of relevant experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• Six years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, evolution, and long-term stewardship of the School of Medicine's data storage and reporting ecosystem, high-quality data assets, and reliable analytics capabilities that support decision‑making.
• Leads and oversees end‑to‑end system integration efforts with IT, driving strategic collaboration to enhance data governance, optimize data workflows, and strengthen program‑wide data management infrastructure.
• Utilizes data architecture to identify, design, and implement automation and efficiency improvements across data collection, integration, and reporting workflows, ensuring scalable, reliable, and data operations.
• Develops, standardizes, and oversees data‑capture workflows across multiple systems (VidaNova, Jenzabar, NBME, ExamSoft, etc.), ensuring seamless integration, high-quality data, and reliable reporting.
• Oversees and coordinates the development, validation, and deployment of recurring and ad hoc reports, including requirements definition, testing, and distribution.
• Creates and maintains automated dashboards and data visualizations in Power BI to facilitate the real-time review of student and program performance for actionable insights into student outcomes and program performance.
• Serves as the main expert and is responsible for the identification, integration, and preparation of large volumes of student and program data.
• Prepares high quality documentation that follows industry standards and aligns with BCM and IT requirements.
• Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Leads stakeholder engagement and communication strategies to support adoption and effective use of reports and dashboards to meet the needs of educational programs.
• Supports technical delivery aligned with business requirements from customers, and transforms the requirements into data warehouse schema and data processes.
• Serves as a backup to the ongoing support of systems for all educational programs (e.g., VidaNova, AMBOSS).
• May provide guidance, training, or mentorship to users and team members across varying levels of data literacy.
• This position will have a dotted reported line to Office of Informational Technology and will regularly collaborate with the IT data architecture team and educational IT team.
• Meets with various SOM leaders and committee representatives to understand the reporting needs of stakeholders within BCM.
• Assists the EAR team with proctoring of exams, including serving as a Chief Proctor in alignment with NBME protocols.
• Works with other EAR faculty to integrate predictive models, when appropriate, and statistical methods into dashboards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VidaNova

Jenzabar

NBME

ExamSoft

Power BI

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Lead, Data Analytics to support the MD program's data management and reporting.

You will integrate data sources, build automated reports and dashboards, and collaborate with IT and educational teams to ensure data quality and actionable insights.

The role requires leadership in data architecture, governance, and stakeholder engagement with Power BI dashboards.