Remote Senior Institutional Analytics & Data Governance Lead

Airweb; Radford (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Radford University seeks a Senior Institutional Analytics Specialist to lead institutional data governance, analytics, and reporting initiatives. You will build dashboards, datasets, and methodologies that underpin data-informed decision‑making across the university.

Collaborating with Information Technology and campus partners, you will ensure data accuracy, documentation, and effective use in strategic planning, accreditation, and regulatory reporting, while promoting knowledge sharing and

Qualifications

• Must have strong ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate complex data to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, analyses, or decision-support resources for planning and operations.
• Advanced proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL for data extraction and reporting.
• Knowledge of data management, data quality, relational databases, and reporting methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and functional units and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience translating business needs into analytical solutions and actionable recommendations.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience supporting external reporting (IPEDS, accreditation, etc.) and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain institutional reporting resources and dashboards.
• Support data governance, quality, and documentation efforts.
• Provide analytics and decision-support for planning, operations, and reporting.
• Collaborate with IT and campus stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and accessibility.
• Support external reporting requirements and regulatory reporting.

Skills

Data interpretation and communication

Dashboards and reporting

SQL proficiency

Data governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Data visualization

External reporting support

Complex data analysis

Education

Master's degree in statistics, social sciences, business analytics, information systems, data analytics, or related field

Bachelor's degree + substantial related experience

Tools

Ellucian Banner

Power BI

Tableau

Edify / K16 Solutions

Job description

Radford University seeks a Senior Institutional Analytics Specialist to lead institutional data governance, analytics, and reporting initiatives. You will build dashboards, datasets, and methodologies that underpin data-informed decision‑making across the university.

Collaborating with Information Technology and campus partners, you will ensure data accuracy, documentation, and effective use in strategic planning, accreditation, and regulatory reporting, while promoting knowledge sharing and