Employment Opportunities

Are you an analyst who likes to transform complex data into actionable insights that will guide critical university initiatives? This position advances evidence-informed decision making at UD in a role dedicated to engaging and impactful data analysis! This is a full time benefit eligible position that offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, vacation/sick accrual and holiday pay. Apply today!

The Decision Support Analyst or Senior Analyst produces reliable, accurate, valid, useful, engaging and impactful data analysis and visualization across a wide variety of university issues. Working as part of a team the analyst or senior analyst will:
Work with stakeholders to identify needs and research questions
Develop systematic approaches for sourcing, combining, and shaping data to meet multiple requests and research questions
Build and iteratively improve engaging and insightful self-service dashboards that provide a variety of information while drawing attention to key dynamics
Engage stakeholders with analytic products
The analyst or senior analyst will develop deep expertise in one or more areas of focus while collaborating on a wide variety of projects. Potential University topics will include but not be limited to: academics; enrollment management; student success, wellbeing, belonging and engagement; finance; administration; human resources; information technology; and inclusive excellence.

*Associates degree or higher
*One year experience (or equivalent analytical educational experience) with quantitative data analysis, research, analytics, data science, or assessment
*Competency in data preparation, quantitative analysis, and data visualization
*Ability to clearly and concisely present quantitative analysis in a variety of formats including dashboards, reports, and presentations
*Experience managing projects
*Effective written and verbal communication skills
*High integrity, relationship building skills, and effective interpersonal skills
*Evidence of strong organizational skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities
*Experience working collaboratively

A Senior Analyst must meet all Analyst minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below.

*Four years of experience (or equivalent analytical educational experience) in institutional research, analytics, business intelligence, compliance reporting or relevant quantitative research (including conducting or teaching quantitative research in social science, education, business, or other related fields)
*Experience independently completing complex analytics, research, or dashboard projects from start-to-finish including: identify problems and questions; accessing and preparing data; systematically exploring data; enacting analysis approaches; evaluating analysis, including limitations; developing high quality and well documented reports, dashboards, or other analytic products; engaging stakeholders with analytic products
*A history of learning new analytic skills through projects and iteratively improving skill sets and approaches (in previous work or educational experiences)
*Work or educational experience with data from enterprise data systems or other similarly complex data

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

*Masters degree in related field
*Portfolio of products from previous jobs or educational experiences that demonstrates descriptive analysis, statistical analysis, data science, and/or data visualization
*Experience utilizing business intelligence and analytics software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to develop interactive dashboards, create comprehensive reports, and perform ad-hoc data analysis
*Experience with advanced statistical analysis (inferential, predictive, etc.)
*Knowledge of higher education theory and best practice related to academics; enrollment management; student success, wellbeing, and engagement; finance; administration; human resources; information technology; and/or inclusive excellence
*Experience with compliance related reporting
*Ability to promote inclusive excellence
*Ability to demonstrate a commitment to the distinctive characteristics of Marianist universities

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.