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Florida Gulf Coast University · 1 month ago

Assistant Director, Institutional Research & Analytics

Fort Myers, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

8+ years exp

Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking an Assistant Director for Institutional Research & Analytics. This role provides advanced leadership in data management and analytics to support university planning and decision-making, overseeing complex datasets and developing automated reporting solutions.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Facilitates, supports, and provides advanced data analytics and reporting to support and inform executive leadership in university planning, policy development, and operational strategies

Extracts, transforms, validates, and delivers accurate data for state, federal, accreditation, compliance, and internal reporting needs, as well as national media surveys

Designs, develops, and maintains automated reporting workflows using PL/SQL, T-SQL, Banner ODS, Workday, and related data management tools to strengthen institutional effectiveness

Enhances institutional research practices through development of dashboards, predictive analytics, data visualizations, and performance metrics supporting PIP staff and other university stakeholders

Supports the information and reporting needs of academic colleges, administrative units, and executive leadership through data consultation, custom reports, ad hoc analyses, and technical guidance

Serves as a project team member and subject matter expert on enterprise data initiatives, including data governance, business process improvement, analytics modernization, and system integrations

Ensures data quality by conducting complex validations, longitudinal comparisons, anomaly detection, and automated audit checks across Banner modules and reporting files

Facilitates, supports, and informs university planning, policy development, and operational strategies for executive leadership using advanced data analytics and reporting

Develops documentation, data dictionaries, metadata definitions, and reporting protocols to support transparency and data literacy across campus

Collaborates with IT, Data Governance, and functional offices (Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, HR, etc.) to resolve data issues and enhance data pipelines

Provides advanced programming support for analytics projects, dashboard development, and enterprise reporting tools

Performs additional duties as assigned

Qualification

Data analyticsPL/SQLT-SQLEllucian BannerStatistical analysisData visualizationData governanceAutomated reportingTeam collaborationCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

This position requires either eight years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions

Technical and/or statistical experience in relational databases

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered

Preferred

Master's Degree from an accredited institution in statistics, educational research, higher education administration, business/data analytics, public policy, information systems, or related fields

Two years of experience in institutional research, educational analytics, research methodology, data mining, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, or compliance reporting

Experience writing complex PL/SQL, and T-SQL including stored procedures, views, packages, and functions

Analytical and statistical skills within an institutional research background highly desirable

Experience working with Ellucian Banner, including Student, Admissions, Records, Financial Aid, and Degree Works data structures. Workday knowledge

Experience improving data quality, managing large datasets, and developing automated reporting pipelines

Company

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University is a school in Fort Myers.

Founded in 1991

Fort Myers, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.fgcu.edu/

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