Assessment Data Domain Manager

The Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Assessment Data Domain Manager to play a key role in advancing our commitment to excellence in medical education. In this vital role, you’ll partner with program staff to manage and ensure the quality of assessment data, develop and maintain datasets and analytical tools, and translate data into meaningful insights that support student learning and program effectiveness.

What you’ll do:

Data Management

• 10% - Serve as a central point of contact for program-level data domain management for assessment data and learning analytics (e.g., ExamSoft, D2L, CAE Learning Space, CoursEval).
• 20% - Develop and implement best practices for data management and governance, including maintenance of a COM data codebook, standardization of data definitions, and quality-control protocols across assessment systems.
• 10% - Partner with campus offices such as ITS, Registrar, and Clinical Affairs to define requirements for data origination, workflow design, and maintenance of accurate, complete, and well-documented data assets.
• 10% - Design quality improvement and operational processes for data extraction, data validation, data cleaning, data harmonization, business logic, and exception handling.
• 10% - Deliver education and training on data domain concepts, standards, guidelines, and processes.

Data Analysis

• 10% - Collect, code and manage assessment data to support program processes by defining data attributes, relationships among data elements, and rules for manipulating data.
• 10% - Analyze and interpret assessment data to identify longitudinal trends and cross-sectional patterns as related to student learning, program outcomes, and/or program data management processes using appropriate analytic tools (e.g., Python, PowerBI, etc.).
• 10% - Review assessment data projects for accuracy and completeness according to program, institution, and accreditation guidelines.
• 10% - Create data visualizations and draft data reports for distribution to key stakeholders.

What we are looking for:

• Master’s degree with a minimum of three year’s experience working as an assessment data analyst, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.
• Two to three years (or more) experience working in an education environment or working in a similar capacity with competency-based data highly preferred.  Higher education experience preferred.
• Proficiency in data management including data governance, data quality, metadata and master data management. 
• Excellent data collection/entry, data reconciliation, data analysis and data reporting skills.
• Experience with database development and statistical software use; two to three years experience working with data visualization software (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Mural) and data coding language (e.g., SQL, Python).

*To see the full job description go to Position Description at the bottom of this posting.

Total Rewards:

DMU offers competitive salaries. For this position, we anticipate a starting salary within the range of $75,000-80,000. However, the final offered salary will be commiserate with the qualifications and experiences of the selected candidate.

Our employees are what make DMU special, so we treat them well!  Our Total Rewards reflect this commitment. Qualified faculty and staff enjoy a generous employer contribution towards the medical plan, 10% retirement match, flexible work arrangements, community service time, tuition assistance, professional development funding, and access to wellness facilities with programs that promote a well-balanced lifestyle. Visit www.dmu.edu/employment to learn more about our benefits. 

DMU is proud to offer employees generous benefits and perks, paid time off, free use of wellness facilities, and a host of employee engagement and recognition programs throughout the year.

The salary range for this position is between $75,000 and $80,000 dependent on experience.

About:

Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is a premier medical and health sciences institution comprising three colleges– College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences – offering ten graduate degree programs.

Our mission is to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals.

It is an exciting time to join DMU. In 2023, we relocated our primary academic and operational offices to a new 88-acre campus in West Des Moines, Iowa, w