Research & Data Analyst

Working under the direction of the Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, the Research and Data Analyst supports institutional research, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across Middlebury. The analyst collects, analyzes, and communicates institutional data; supports federal and external reporting; conducts survey research; and develops clear,accurate, and actionable reports for internal and external audiences.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $67,120 - $75,522 per year. This role is based onsite in Middlebury, VT but does permit partial remote work each week.

• Collect, extract, organize, and prepare datafrom a variety of institutional and external sources for reporting and analytical projects. Merge, standardize, clean, andvalidatedata to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.

• Analyze and interpret institutional datatoidentifytrends, patterns, and key insights. Apply appropriate analytical and statistical techniques; develop effective tables, charts, and other data visualizations; andassistwith creating a summary that communicates findings clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.

• Assist with external reporting requirements, including standard federal and external reports such as the Common Data Set (CDS) and IPEDS. Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and completed within established deadlines.

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reportson enrollment, degrees awarded, student outcomes, and other institutional topics for internal and external audiences. Complete requests for datain a timely manner while ensuring appropriate attention to data quality and confidentiality.

• Maintain institutional performance indicators and comparative data, including benchmarking and peer-institution information, and provide regular updates and analyses for the Assessment and Institutional Research team.

• Design, develop, administer, and analyze surveysin collaboration with members of the Assessment and Institutional Research team and campus partners. Support survey projects from question development and data collection through analysis and reporting.

• Communicate project status, findings, and recommendations to members of the Assessment and Institutional Research team. Present information effectively through written reports, presentations, dashboards, and other appropriate formats.

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitative related field, with3–5 years of relevant experience in institutional research, data analysis, assessment, or a related area.

• Strong data management and analytical skills, including experience cleaning, standardizing, filtering, transforming, merging, andvalidatingdata to create reliable datasets for analysis and reporting.

• Strong quantitative reasoning and statistical skills, with the ability to select and apply appropriate analytical approaches to a variety of institutional research questions.

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including the ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, accessible insights for audiences with varying levels of data literacy.

• Ability to use data to tell a story,identify meaningful trends, patterns, relationships, and key findings within large or complex datasets and translating those findings into actionable insights.

• Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple, competing, and changing priorities while meeting firm deadlines andmaintaininga high levelof accuracy and attention to detail.

• Commitment to data quality and accuracy, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and analyses in a fast-paced environment where precision and timeliness are…