Director of Data Analytics & Institutional Research

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Job Location:

Boston Architectural College - Boston, MA, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range:
Undisclosed, Boston Architectural College Director of Data Analytics & Institutional Research

Location:

Boston, Massachusetts

Reports to:

President

Position Type:
Full-time

Compensation: $110,000-$125,000

Founded in 1889, the Boston Architectural College (BAC) is a private, independent, specialized institution of higher education with a distinctive model that integrates academic learning with professional practice.

For 137 years, the BAC has challenged conventional boundaries in design education, expanding access to students whose educational and professional pathways often differ from those found at traditional colleges and universities. Its undergraduate and graduate programs serve students on campus, online, and through a model that allows them to learn while engaged in professional practice.

The BAC is experiencing a period of growth and institutional transformation, guided by an ambitious vision for the future of design education. As the College expands its reach and educational offerings, it is strengthening the institutional systems needed to support student success, academic excellence, operational effectiveness, and sustainable growth.

We are seeking a senior institutional research and analytics professional who can help lead this next stage of institutional development.

The BAC seeks a Director of Data Analytics & Institutional Research to establish and lead a comprehensive, institution-wide approach to data analytics, institutional research, assessment, and performance improvement.

Reporting directly to the President, the Director will serve as the College's principal institutional research and data analytics strategist, working across academic and administrative functions to strengthen how the institution collects, integrates, interprets, and uses data.

This is a leadership position with a substantial implementation responsibility.

The successful candidate will be expected to build institutional capabilities, establish reliable systems and processes, develop meaningful analyses, and work directly with institutional leaders to translate evidence into decisions and measurable improvements.

The BAC has already invested in a data warehouse, student-success analytics, institutional performance reporting, and emerging data-governance practices. The Director will build on this foundation, integrating existing capabilities into a coherent institutional research and analytics function.

Our ambition is to make the BAC a national model for how data can drive institutional performance in higher education.

• Lead institutional research and analysis in support of the College's mission, strategic priorities, academic programs, and organizational performance.
• Develop a comprehensive framework of institutional performance indicators, benchmarks, and longitudinal measures.
• Conduct rigorous analyses of enrollment, persistence, retention, academic progression, graduation, student learning, and post-graduation outcomes.
• Develop disaggregated analyses to identify differences in educational outcomes across student populations, academic programs, enrollment patterns, and instructional modalities.
• Apply appropriate statistical methods to small cohorts, nontraditional student pathways, and complex longitudinal datasets.
• Identify barriers to student success, investigate contributing factors, and evaluate the effectiveness of institutional interventions.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations for academic and administrative leadership.

• Develop…