Senior Data & Policy Analyst - Remote

Virginia Community College System; Chesterfield Court House (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework options

Job summary

Virginia Community College System (VCCS) seeks a Senior Data and Policy Analyst to lead advanced institutional research, SAS programming, and systemwide regulatory reporting for Virginia's 23 community colleges and the System Office. The role translates federal, state, and VCCS requirements into reproducible data definitions and reporting processes.

Under the Director of Institutional Research, you will develop and maintain SAS programs, validate college submissions, integrate VCCS data with

Qualifications

• Advanced institutional research, regulatory reporting, and quantitative analysis capabilities.
• Ability to translate policy requirements into data definitions, rules, and reporting outputs.
• Experience developing and maintaining SAS programs for recurring reporting and data integration.
• Experience communicating analytical requirements and providing training to data users.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex SAS programs and core data files for systemwide reporting.
• Evaluate accuracy and consistency of college submissions and integrate data with external datasets.
• Provide advanced consultation, training, documentation, and technical leadership to staff.
• Translate regulatory requirements into reproducible data definitions and reporting outputs.

Skills

SAS programming

Regulatory reporting

Data analysis

Data quality assurance

SQL

Education

Graduate-level education in institutional research, education, public policy, statistics, data analytics, or related field

Tools

SAS macros

SQL

Job description

Virginia Community College System (VCCS) seeks a Senior Data and Policy Analyst to lead advanced institutional research, SAS programming, and systemwide regulatory reporting for Virginia's 23 community colleges and the System Office. The role translates federal, state, and VCCS requirements into reproducible data definitions and reporting processes.

Under the Director of Institutional Research, you will develop and maintain SAS programs, validate college submissions, integrate VCCS data with