IDEA Data Analyst

University of Colorado•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•$56,286 - $72,627•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is seeking a Data Analyst to join the Office of Institutional Data, Effectiveness, and Analytics (IDEA). This role supports institutional effectiveness and data-informed decision-making by providing expertise in data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, visualization, and survey research. The Data Analyst will collaborate with campus partners to create reports, dashboards, surveys, and research to support student success, strategic planning, assessment, accreditation, and institutional accountability. The position reports to the Director of Institutional Data, Effectiveness, and Analytics (IDEA), contributes to institutional research and survey initiatives, promotes data quality and governance, and serves as a resource for campus stakeholders.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., data science, social science, education, business analytics) or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Two or more years of experience in data analysis, institutional research, business intelligence, survey research, project coordination, or a related field is required.
Experience in querying relational databases and analyzing data to support organizational decision-making is required.
Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills with the ability to present complex data, technical information, and survey findings to non-technical audiences is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of survey research principles, including questionnaire design, sampling, response-rate monitoring, data quality, and interpretation of survey results is preferred.
Experience with survey development, administration, data management, and analysis including experience with survey platforms such as Qualtrics or similar tools is preferred.
Demonstrated proficiency with Tableau, Microsoft Excel, SQL, and at least one statistical or programming language (e.g., SPSS, R, SAS, or Python) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the quality and accuracy of data used by IDEA, identifies root causes of inconsistencies, and collaborates with data stewards to resolve concerns.
Documents data definitions, business rules, and reporting processes in alignment with UCCS data governance practices.
Supports efforts to maintain reliable institutional data across reporting platforms and datasets.
Creates and refines queries to retrieve accurate information from institutional data sources (e.g., PeopleSoft/Campus Solutions, CU Central Information Warehouse, Slate, Qualtrics) for reports, visualizations, surveys, research, and analysis.
Designs, develops, and maintains interactive Tableau dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate institutional performance and support decision-making.
Collaborates with stakeholders across various campus units to develop reports addressing planning, assessment, accreditation, and operational needs.
Assists in maintaining scalable reporting solutions that provide timely, accurate, and actionable information.
Serves as the primary administrator for institutional surveys managed by IDEA, supporting development, administration, analysis, and reporting.
Uses Qualtrics to design, manage, and deploy surveys, analyzing quantitative and qualitative results.
Produces reports, visualizations, summaries, and presentations of survey findings for institutional planning, assessment, accreditation, and student success initiatives.
Serves as the primary administrator for the Watermark Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) system, managing data imports, survey scheduling, communications, and troubleshooting.
Collaborates with campus partners on FCQ integration, processes, documentation, and workflow enhancements.