Academic Affairs Data Analyst, Academic and Faculty Affairs: SC Johnson College of Business
About The Position
The Academic Affairs Data Analyst role is within the Academic and Faculty Affairs (AFA) team at the SC Johnson College of Business. This team manages significant data related to faculty activities and academic planning. The Faculty Data Team's mission is to provide decision-quality data and analysis for college leadership, while the Academic Planning Team ensures efficient course offering and staffing. Both teams supply metrics for critical college activities such as accreditation, reviews, rankings, course planning, and more. The role of the Data Analyst is to understand the college's needs regarding AFA data, make decisions on data categorization, and accurately enter, validate, and report on this data. This position involves maintaining database systems, running data validations, and ensuring the annual data cycle is followed. The analyst will work with faculty data in the Faculty Success system and academic planning data in the Academic Planning Database, exercising judgment to correct data quality issues and suggest improvements to business rules and data structure. Direct contact with faculty for data requests, particularly for academic course planning, is expected. The role also contributes to changes in team processes and policies.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree and 4 to 6 years relevant experience or equivalent combination
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Exceptionally well-organized and process-oriented
- Comfortable in a digital environment
- Very familiar with MS Office
- Familiar with data management concepts
- Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing
Nice To Haves
- Advanced user of MS Excel and familiarity with MS Access and SQL
- Familiar with Cornell processes and organization
- Previous Faculty Success and/or Salesforce experience
Responsibilities
- Understand the college’s needs and use of AFA data.
- Make appropriate decisions about how to categorize data.
- Accurately enter, validate, and report on data.
- Maintain the database systems required to track faculty data and the course planning process.
- Run regular data validations.
- Work with Data Team Leads to ensure the annual cycle is followed.
- Ensure the consistency and accuracy of faculty data in the Faculty Success system.
- Enter, validate, and maintain data in the Academic Planning Database.
- Exercise sound judgment and experience to identify and correct data quality issues.
- Suggest updates to business rules and/or data structure to clarify data entry tasks and better support reporting.
- Have regular direct contact with faculty to fill specific data requests, especially in support of academic course planning.
- Provide input on changes to team processes and policies.
Benefits
- Health Care – Several plan options for medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision care coverage.
- Generous Paid Time Off & Leave Provisions with flexible work options – This includes vacation time, health and personal time, holidays, and parental leave.
- Retirement Plans – Employees are eligible for the 403(b) College and University Retirement Plan
- Education – Options include the Employee Degree Program, taking classes to enrich your career skills, New York’s 529 College Savings Program, and Cornell Children’s Tuition Scholarship.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
