Research Analyst

Research Analyst

Collects, analyzes, and reports data across academic and administrative areas. Develops and delivers regular and ad hoc reports to meet external reporting requirements and internal data needs. Designs interactive dashboards to support institutional planning, decision-making, and process improvement.

• Complete Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and Higher Education Information (HEI) reporting for the state of Ohio, Student-Right-to-Know, and other required submissions.
• Design and develop dashboards and reports in Power BI for internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize advanced SQL (PL/SQL, Oracle) skills to query large datasets, join relational tables, and extract meaningful insights.
• Build and maintain workflow automation solutions to streamline repetitive tasks such as ETL processes, report generation, and dashboard updates.
• Establish data governance and collection methodologies; validate, clean, and integrate data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy, consistency, and security.
• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives for reporting, analytics, and data integrity.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and execute routine standardized and ad hoc reports and common data sets.
• Collaborate with department to implement data governance best practices.
• Document data procedures, reporting protocols, and process standards to ensure consistency and transparency.

• Assist with training new hires.
• Perform other duties as assigned and/or required within the level of responsibility for this classification at the supervisor’s discretion.

• At least a bachelor's degree in a related field such as data analytics, data science, statistics, math, or computer science; and one or more years of relevant experience in data analysis.

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with compliance reporting and surveys for higher education (IPEDS, HEI, CDS, etc.).
• Experience working in institutional research.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner and Ellucian Operational Data Store (ODS). Ability to extract, integrate, and model data from these systems.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports in Power BI.
• Strong understanding of data analysis and business intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI), as well as statistical and programming tools such as SPSS, SAS, R, Python, and SQL.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate insights effectively.
• Experience working in higher education.

Youngstown State University, a comprehensive, public, not-for-profit institution, is a major driver of the region’s economy and plays an enormous role in the educational, financial, and social well‑being of Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and beyond. With nearly 11,000 students, more than 1,500 employees and nearly 113,000 alumni around the world, YSU embraces the important role it plays in enhancing the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate, and apply their knowledge.

Now entering its 115th year, Youngstown State University remains committed to increasing excellence in all that we do and to providing the leadership and opportunities needed to make our region a better place to live, learn, and succeed.

• Medical plans (Medical Mutual of Ohio or equivalent)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Group life insurance (University Sponsored and Voluntary)
• Group long‑term disability (University Sponsored and Voluntary)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition remission
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness initiatives
• Sick leave
• Vacation accrual
• Paid holidays
• State retirement programs
• 403(b) and 457(b) voluntary retirement options

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Industry: Non‑profit Organizations