Senior Institutional Analytics Specialist

Title: Senior Institutional Analytics Specialist

Application Review Date:Priority review 12/01/26, but the position remains open until filled

Campus

Location:

Radford City - Main Campus

This position offers the possibility of fully remote work. Candidates working remotely must be available to travel to the Radford campus as needed for required in-person activities such as orientation, team retreats, professional development, and other institutional events.
Radford University is investing in the modernization of its institutional data and analytics environment and seeks professionals who want to help build sustainable, scalable, and data-informed practices that will support the university's strategic goals.
The successful candidate will join a collaborative division dedicated to advancing institutional effectiveness, data-informed decision making, academic quality, and student success across the university. Under the leadership of the Assistant Provost for Curriculum and Academic Quality, the division includes offices responsible for institutional research and analytics, institutional effectiveness, curriculum and general education, accreditation, assessment, and external reporting. Team members work closely with university leadership, Information Technology, academic units, and administrative offices to develop sustainable processes, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and support evidence-based decision making.

The Senior Institutional Analytics Specialist serves as the university's primary institutional data and reporting specialist, supporting institutional research, analytics, reporting, compliance, and data governance activities. Reporting to the Director of Institutional Research & Analytics, the position develops and maintains institutional reporting resources, analytical datasets, business rules, dashboards, and reporting methodologies that support data-informed decision-making across the university.
Working closely with Information Technology and campus stakeholders, the Specialist helps ensure that institutional data are accurate, accessible, well-documented, and effectively utilized in support of strategic planning, student success, accreditation, operational effectiveness, and regulatory reporting.
The position plays a key role in promoting data governance, reporting consistency, business continuity, and organizational resilience by maintaining documentation, supporting cross-training efforts, fostering shared ownership of institutional reporting knowledge, and reducing reliance on individual personnel for critical reporting functions.

Lead efforts to promote the accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and effective use of institutional data across the university.
Collaborate with Information Technology and functional offices to establish and maintain institutional data definitions, business rules, and reporting methodologies.
Support the development, documentation, and maintenance of institutional business rules, metric definitions, and institutional data standards.
Promote shared ownership and consistent application of institutional reporting definitions across reporting environments.
Identify data quality issues and work with campus partners to resolve discrepancies.
Participate in university data governance initiatives and working groups.
Promote best practices related to data stewardship, data literacy, and reporting consistency.

Develop and maintain analytical resources that support institutional reporting, dashboards, compliance activities, and decision support.
Develop and maintain SQL queries, reporting views, analytical datasets, and reporting logic.
Create and maintain dashboards,…