Graduate School Analytics and Strategy Manager

Minimum: $62,800 - Midpoint: $81,700 (Salaried E10)

215101 - Dean's Office-Graduate School

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Position is eligible for hybrid work subject to University policy.

The Graduate School Analytics and Strategy Manager leads data analytics and assessment to support graduate enrollment, program performance, and strategic decision-making. Provides analytical guidance through dashboards, scorecards, forecasting, and benchmarking. Analyzes graduate student lifecycle, program health, productivity, funding, completion, and career outcomes to inform portfolio decisions and continuous improvement. Develops and maintains data pipelines, reports, dashboards, and visualizations. Translates complex data into actionable insights that inform leadership strategy and decision-making.

Oversees assessment practices and supports program review, mandatory reporting, accreditation, and market intelligence initiatives. Advises stakeholders on data governance, literacy, security, and ethical use of data. Supervises and mentors graduate assistants and student employees.

Serves as the Graduate School's lead for data strategy and analytics. Reports directly and serves as the analytical partner to the Dean. Extracts, integrates, and analyzes data from disparate and often fragmented sources. Develops and maintains various sources of data that allows the school to manage a large, growing portfolio of programs as an enterprise rather than isolated units.

Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of data analysis, statistical modeling, and/or analytical decision support experience; OR master's degree and two (2) years of data analysis, statistical modeling, and/or analytical decision support experience.

Effective communication skills to work with all constituents including prospective students, applicants, current students, faculty, and staff. Flexibility in working with special situations.

Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative or analytical field (statistics, data science, social sciences, economics, public policy, computer science, mathematics, higher education, institutional research, etc.). Experience in higher education and/or institutional research, including familiarity with graduate enrollment management, academic program review, IPEDS and state reporting, FERPA, and peer benchmarking. Experience with higher-education data systems and sources such as SLATE (admissions CRM), Banner, Degree Works, and institutional platforms.

Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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