Institutional Research Analyst - AIU Online (Remote)

The Institutional Research Analyst provides research support to the Institutional Research department. The Analyst assists with collecting, organizing, analyzing, and communicating data for internal and external requests. Provides support for projects relating to accreditation, external affairs, planning, institutional research, continuous improvement, institutional effectiveness, and other assessment needs.

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Collects, cleans, and organizes large datasets from various sources to ensure data quality and integrity.
• Conducts qualitative and quantitative statistical analyses and interprets data to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
• Generates data insights to inform improvement, operational, and accreditation processes.
• Develops and/or maintains databases, dashboards, and reports to facilitate data visualization and decision-making.
• Performs quality assurance checks to validate data accuracy and consistency.
• Ensures compliance with ethical standards and data privacy regulations.
• Creates data reports for internal and external constituencies, as assigned.
• Creates templates and protocols for a variety of data-related functions.
• Collaborates with cross functional teams on research and analyses activities.
• Provides support to all departments and academic programs for various research, assessment, accreditation, operations, and/or improvement functions.
• Informs leadership on innovations to optimize policies and procedures related to the functions of the department.
• Assists in the operation of the ongoing, integrated, and system-wide data-driven assessment, improvement, operational, and accreditation processes.
• Assists or leads (as assigned) in the preparation of data-focused improvement, operations, and accreditation documents, including data collection, organization, and analysis.
• Monitors and tracks the data-gathering process, assessment reporting, and progress of functional units toward achieving identified goals and outcomes.

Other Duties as Assigned or Requested

• Special projects based on business needs.

Travel

• Infrequent as needed <10%

Qualifications:

Education & Experience (Minimum)

• Master’s degree (related to statistics, research or data analytics) from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the S. Department of Education
• 3+ years working on data collection, analysis, and/or reporting projects
• Experience with data collection software and analytic tools (e.g., Qualtrics, SPSS, SAS, R, NVivo, Excel, etc.)
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools

Education & Experience (Preferred)

• Prior experience in higher education Institutional Research or Effectiveness departments
• Experience creating data dashboards (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies

• Data analytics and visualization skills
• Quantitative and/or qualitative data analytic skills
• Strong Microsoft Suite (including Excel) skills
• Strong organizational and project management abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Professional, preferably including SharePoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Skills conducive to success in performing the principle duties and responsibilities listed