Senior Institutional Research Analyst

Goucher College•Towson, MD

1d•$35 - $39

About The Position

The Senior Institutional Research Analyst provides analytic and technical support to the AVP of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. As part of Goucher College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness, the role uses data to enhance student success, improve institutional processes, and support strategic decision-making. The analyst identifies qualitative and quantitative data to answer institutional questions, designs and maintains data models, derives actionable insights, and presents findings to senior leadership. The position supports federal and state reporting; graduation and retention analysis; faculty, course, and student data systems; data governance; and data intelligence tools. Responsibilities include automating reports and validating enrollment and admissions Census data; developing and maintaining reporting systems for Census, IPEDS, MHEC, and MICUA; collaborating with IT to improve student information system reporting; and creating dashboards, visualizations, reports, and briefings for different audiences. The analyst also maintains a repository of analysis materials and the FactBook and FactBook dashboard, supports data integrity and governance, and works with leadership to design, administer, and analyze surveys.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.
Five years of data analytics experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Two years of experience working in higher education.
Additional education may substitute for required experience.

Responsibilities

Compile and automate federal and state reports, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
Use software tools to streamline reporting and improve efficiency.
Pull and validate data for enrollment and admissions Census.
Design, implement, update, and maintain data systems for Census, federal, and state reporting requirements, including IPEDS, MHEC, and MICUA.
Collaborate with IT to maintain and improve reporting from student information systems and address missing or incomplete student data.
Design and build data visualizations, from concept and analysis through final presentation, using data storytelling principles.
Communicate findings through dashboards, reports, briefing decks, stories, and administrative briefings for different audiences.
Create and maintain a repository of analysis documents, slides, and dashboard links.
Lead the design of clean, impactful, user-friendly data visualizations that support strategic goals.
Conduct quality assurance and review visualizations for accuracy, usability, and adherence to branding and style guidelines.
Develop integrated dashboards for accreditation, strategic planning, and annual reporting, and ensure they are accessible and useful to stakeholders.
Create and maintain the FactBook and FactBook dashboard.
Assist the AVP with disseminating and presenting data to stakeholders.
Validate reporting data and data established as the college’s single source of truth.
Standardize metrics according to Data Governance Committee guidelines and participate in data governance to maintain data quality and integrity.
Work with leadership to develop an efficient survey planning and administration system that minimizes survey fatigue and maximizes actionable data collection.
Collaborate with the AVP to design and implement surveys using tools such as Qualtrics and work with data consortia such as HED.
Analyze survey results, translate data into insights, and provide findings to inform institutional strategies and initiatives.
Assist the AVP with presenting survey data to stakeholders.