Assistant Director of Analytics & Insights

Analytics, Institutional Research, and Decision Support (40%)

• Lead analytic and institutional research projects that inform institutional priorities, including enrollment, retention, graduation outcomes, student academic experience, and institutional performance.
• Conduct statistical analyses to support strategic planning, academic program evaluation, and institutional initiatives.
• Develop and apply analytic frameworks to evaluate institutional policies, interventions, and programs.
• Apply advanced analytic methods, including predictive analytics and machine learning, to support institutional priorities such as enrollment forecasting, student success initiatives, and program evaluation.
• Oversee production of surveys, reports, and dashboards used by senior leadership, schools, and administrative units.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across institutional reporting.
• Support preparation of materials for executive leadership, governance bodies and external interest holders by translating findings into clear, decision‑relevant insights.
• Utilize statistical and analytic tools (e.g., R, Python, SQL) and business intelligence platforms for analysis, reporting, and visualization.
• Advance reproducible analytic workflows and standardized reporting processes.

• Collaborate with the Senior Director and Associate Provost to advance IE’s analytic and decision support strategy in alignment with institutional priorities.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop analytic staff, fostering a collaborative, agile, and high‑performing team environment.
• Establish and uphold standards for analytic rigor, documentation, and reproducibility across the team.
• Manage analytic project prioritization, timelines, and workflows to align with institutional priorities and reporting requirements.

• Partner with academic and administrative leaders to define key questions and align analytic and institutional research efforts with strategic and operational needs.
• Translate complex analyses into clear findings and actionable recommendations.
• Provide expert guidance on the interpretation, limitations, and appropriate use of institutional data.
• Maintain partnerships with peer institutions to enable sharing of peer data and best practices.

Full description of duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in applied statistics, analytics, public health, economics, data science, or a related quantitative field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of relevant analytics experience.
• Experience supervising analytic staff and leading analytic projects.
• Experience producing data visualization such as dashboards and institutional reports.
• Proficiency in statistical programming (e.g., R, Python) and SQL.
• Experience building and maintaining collaborative partner relationships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in applied statistics, public health, economics, data science, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience in institutional research or institutional effectiveness in higher education.
• Familiarity with higher education data structures (student information systems, course and enrollment data).
• Strong quantitative, statistical and analytical skills; demonstrated ability to synthesize and transform complex data sets into user‑friendly dissemination products (e.g., report, dashboards, briefs).
• Ability to cultivate relationships and work effectively with diverse set of interest holders.
• Ability to translate complex findings into clear insights and recommendations for decision‑makers.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• Experience with survey & assessment tool platforms (e.g., Qualtrics).
• Experience developing scopes of work or proposals.
• Advanced knowledge to perform statistical tests and create models.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a complex organizational environment.

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