Data Manager & Analyst

Company: Texas A&M University
Location: College Station
Posted on: September 12, 2023

Job Description:

Job Title
Data Manager & Analyst
Agency
Texas A&M University
Department
Dean Of Education
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.
Who we are
The School of Education and Human Development is committed to enhancing equity in educational achievement and health outcomes, fostering innovation and development, and influencing policy and practice in the fields of education, health, sport, business and government. Now the fourth largest school at Texas A&M University with nearly 7,000 enrolled students, we are not just a school for teachers. We are a school for leaders not just in education, but also business, sport, health, and government. To learn more, visit us at
What we want
The Data Manager and Analyst provides overall direction and management for the gathering, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting of data. The individual hired in this postilion collects, analyzes, reviews, documents, and defines databases, reports, and processes based on the SEHD needs and requirements. They also provide different reports and build financial models to assist with the annual budget process and money allocation to different departments as they help lead the SEHD Dean and foundation staff think about innovative ways to provide data specific to donor requirements. Overall, this is a rewarding opportunity which designs data modeling/analysis services to mine systems and applications, builds, deploys, and maintains data support tools, metadata inventories, and definitions for database file/table creation. If this job description sounds interesting to you and you have the desired qualifications, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.
What you need to know
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire's experience.
Cover Letter/Resume : A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.
Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five years' management or administrative experience, including experience in program assessment and data analysis.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Statistics or related field.
More than five years' management or administrative experience, including experience in program assessment and data analysis.
Knowledge of University Data Warehouse to pull data from different databases.
Essential Duties/Tasks
Analysis and Specification Development:
Manages and develops reports many ad-hoc reports along with complex statistical analysis that provide meaningful results specific to academic affairs team pertaining to details specific to student info.
Analyzes both quantitative and qualitative data using software such as SAS, RStudio, SPSS, STATA, Excel, NVIVO.
Creates reports, graphs, advanced data, and statistical analysis on different platforms of university warehouses (Cognos, Argos, DARS, TEA, and Business Objects etc.).
Assists with organization of different teams inside different units about the best strategic decisions and quantitative data to make better decisions. That includes helping the SEHD to be strategic in allocating resources in terms of academic and course resource planning along with better predicting enrollment, graduation, and retention related info for all students.
Develops dashboards for specific colleges and recurring reports that are completed each semester or monthly to enhance understanding of college academic productivity indicators and help in predictive analysis.
Works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and administrators, under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Assessment and Evaluation, to develop educational outcomes, assessment plans, and strategic plans, as well as APR reports, that help to improve program and course structure in the SEHD and fulfilling all the requirements of accreditation.
Assesses needs through direct interaction, mapping current and future business processes, and looking for opportunities to develop and improve business operations through the effective use of Business Objects and other databases and data warehouses.
Designs data reporting and processes to meet needs of the SEHD.
Develops reports specific to demographics and accountability requirements for SEHD for the university.
Provides data to faculty specific to what they need for research, grants, and publications.
Generates and maintains reports specific to teacher productivity, teacher retention, certification etc. that are core to teaching mission of college of education.
Documentation:
Documents databases, reports, processes, and prepares operating procedures for new or existing data requests. Documents business requirements and creates detailed functional and technical reports.
Documents and maintains reports for Finance and HR specific, under the supervision of the Director of Assessment and Evaluation, to faculty and staff salary equities, years of service, and planning of budget each fiscal year.
Creates, develops, and maintains periodic reports and data analysis specific to details of student, and faculty data that are completed on a recurrent basis.
Applications:
Completes the surveys (ex.US News) for SEHD
Assists with SEHD Reports and Processes development, implementation, and maintenance.
Provides technical guidance and/or training databases users ensuring the successful use of the application.
Maintains and updates the SEHD Directory monthly.
Makes recommendations based on the evaluation of existing reports and processes for their applicability to current business operations.
Aids in the advancement of the SEHD mission by identifying areas that could benefit from the development of new reports and processes.
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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