Senior Data Analyst - Equity Research
About The Position
Want to use data to drive social change? At WGU, our mission is personal. We serve over 190,000 students across the U.S., and every number tells a story of persistence, barriers, breakthroughs, and transformation. As a Senior Data Analyst on our Equity Research team, you will not just crunch numbers, you will help us identify the systemic challenges students face and uncover the policies and programs that remove them. Why join us? You will work on research that matters—equity gaps, student belonging, financial hardship, and outcomes across race, income, geography, and more. You will be embedded in a highly respected, mission-driven university known for its innovation in online learning and student support. You will have visibility and influence: our team’s work shapes WGU’s internal strategy and external impact with funders and partners. You will be surrounded by values-driven peers—analysts, researchers, and storytellers—who bring rigor, heart, and purpose to every project.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics, institutional research
- Experience working with educational equity analytics
- Experience working with large-scale, complex, and high-volume data sets across enterprise or distributed data environments.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and intermediate proficiency in Tableau.
Nice To Haves
- Experience analyzing equity gaps in student or community outcomes.
- Experience analyzing survey data and sense of belonging measures.
- Familiarity with qualitative or mixed methods approaches.
- Experience working with education nonprofits, philanthropy, or mission-driven institutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead equity-focused analyses using SQL and Tableau to uncover disparities in student outcomes.
- Translate findings into actionable recommendations for teams like Financial Aid, Academic Programs, and Learning Analytics.
- Build dashboards that track institutional progress on equity metrics.
- Present insights to diverse audiences—from senior leadership to philanthropic partners.
- Help guide junior team members and contribute to a collaborative, inquiry-driven culture.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
