Strategic Director, Institutional Research & Analytics

University of Vermont; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Vermont seeks an Executive Director of Institutional Research and Assessment to lead OIRA, elevating data governance, analytics, and decision support across the university. The role partners with Enterprise Technology Services to ensure secure, reliable data and strategic reporting for accreditation and planning.

The Executive Director will guide data‑driven policy, implement advanced analytics and AI responsibly, and build campus‑wide capacity for data literacy and transparent

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in data management, statistics, educational research, higher education, public policy, or related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in institutional research, assessment, reporting, and quantitative/qualitative methods.
• Experience supervising employees, building high-performing teams, and leading data collection, analysis, reporting functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of strategic institutional research, data, and analytics that support university leadership and planning.
• Provide leadership for data governance, privacy, security, and lifecycle practices to ensure compliant data use.
• Advance an enterprise BI and analytics strategy with dashboards and self-service capabilities across units.
• Champion privacy, information security, and records management programs, modeling responsible data use.
• Oversee assessment strategies and analytics related to student success and institutional effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Statistical analysis

Communication

Team management

Strategic planning

AI ethics/use

Policy advisory

Education

Master’s degree or higher in data management / statistics / education research / public policy

Tools

SAS

SPSS

Higher education management software

Job description

University of Vermont seeks an Executive Director of Institutional Research and Assessment to lead OIRA, elevating data governance, analytics, and decision support across the university. The role partners with Enterprise Technology Services to ensure secure, reliable data and strategic reporting for accreditation and planning.

The Executive Director will guide data‑driven policy, implement advanced analytics and AI responsibly, and build campus‑wide capacity for data literacy and transparent