What are the responsibilities and job description for the College Data Strategist position at Minnesota State College Southeast?
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Institutional Effectiveness Officer to lead our efforts in developing and implementing strategic initiatives to drive institutional transformation through data. This role is critical in creating an accountable, planful, and transparent environment for continuous improvement, accreditation, and quality.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain a systematic and sustainable process and infrastructure for assessing student learning outcomes at all levels within the college
- Prepare and present summary data reports and recommendations for long-range and strategic planning purposes, including student enrollment profiles, persistence, retention, and completion, course-level performance, and publicly available data and reports via online platforms
- Ensure institutional compliance with all college, state, federal, Minnesota State, laws, policies, and regulations, Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation standards, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and Perkins reporting requirements
Qualifications
- Masters degree in social sciences or related field in data analysis from a regionally accredited institution and three (3) years' progressively responsible administrative experience in institutional research, institutional effectiveness, or assessment in a higher education environment
- Knowledge and experience with research design and analysis, basic statistical theories and principles, outcomes assessment of student learning, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, data collection, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, and reporting
- Experience leading institutional planning, program assessment, and regional accreditation requirements, guidelines, and reporting
- Familiarity with institutional research computer software programs including data statistical analysis, data programming languages, data visualization programs, MS Office programs, and modern data warehousing and business intelligence platforms
