Senior AVP, Data & Strategic Analytics

Location: New Orleans

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Associate Vice Provost, Data & Strategic Analytics## Position Type:

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LSUAM Department of Academic Affairs (Troy Christopher Blanchard ))##

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Job Description:

The Associate Vice Provost for Data & Strategic Analytics (AVPODSA) provides senior academic leadership for the Office of Data & Strategic Analytics, integrating institutional research, data management, and strategic analytics to advance LSU's academic mission and strategic priorities. The AVPODSA works with the Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs & Provost to set the vision, strategy, and governance framework for data and analytics;

ensures the integrity, security, and strategic use of institutional data; and partners with academic and administrative leaders to embed data-informed decision making at every level of the institution. The AVPODSA is responsible for developing and maintaining LSU Flagship campus-level data resources - including metrics that track and inform the flagship academic enterprise - to support strategic decision making for the Senior Vice Chancellors of the LSU Flagship campus.

These efforts include the deployment of agentic AI to infuse data-based decision-making and assessment into strategic planning across the university.
** Job Responsibilities
**** Academic Data & Analytics Strategy (20%)** - Provide strategic leadership for LSU's use of data & analytics; define and refine a data & analytics strategy that supports enrollment management, academic program quality, student success, faculty planning, and research priorities; establish clear priorities, success metrics, and road maps for institutional research, data management, and analytics initiatives supporting colleges, schools, and academic support units;

ensure alignment of this work with the University's strategic plan, academic master plan, and accreditation expectations.
** Leadership of the Office of Data & Strategic Analytics (20%)** - Lead, supervise, and evaluate senior leaders and staff within the Office (e.g., Assistant Vice President of Strategic Analytics, Director of Institutional Research, Director of Data Management); organize the portfolio of work across institutional research, data management, and analytics to ensure clear ownership, efficient workflows, and coordinated delivery of services;

foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, professional development, and accountability within the Office.
** Data Governance, Compliance & Data Quality (15%)** - Lead LSU's engagement in university data governance; develop and oversee standards, and procedures governing academic and research data access, stewardship, quality, and lifecycle management; ensure compliance with federal and state reporting requirements and external mandates (e.g., Louisiana Board of Regents, U.S. Department of Education/IPEDS, NCAA, accrediting bodies, national surveys); oversee data quality strategies to ensure accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability across academic systems, reports, and dashboards.
** Enterprise Data Architecture, Systems & Analytics Platforms (15%)** - In partnership with Information Technology Services, provide leadership for data architecture, data warehouses/data lakes, reporting environments, and analytics platforms (e.g., Workday, Snowflake, enterprise BI tools) that serve academic decision-making; guide the design and deployment of scalable data models, semantic layers, and integrations that enable consistent, efficient reporting and advanced analytics; champion investments in modern analytics capabilities (e.g., dashboards, predictive and prescriptive models, AI/ML applications) that support academic and operational decision-making.
** Institutional Research, Reporting & Strategic Analytics (15%)** - Oversee institutional research studies, benchmarking, and analyses that evaluate academic performance and inform policy, program assessment, and strategic planning; ensure the timely production of institutional dashboards, fact books, academic program and student success reports, and strategic initiative scorecards for leadership and external stakeholders; direct the use of advanced analytical methods to investigate complex research questions, model scenarios, and generate actionable…