Western Governors University · 8 hours ago
Senior Data Analyst - Curriculum Analytics
SLC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $132K/yr
5+ years expWestern Governors University is committed to expanding access to higher education through innovative online programs. As a Senior Data Analyst on the Curriculum Analytics team, you will analyze data to improve student learning outcomes and support curriculum performance through actionable insights and data visualizations.
Higher Education
Hiring Manager
Francesca Delgado
Responsibilities
Analyze course-level performance to surface improvement opportunities and equity gaps
Build dashboards and reports in Tableau or Power BI for internal academic and product teams
Translate business and academic needs into clear technical requirements
Use SQL to manage and extract insights from complex, multi-source data environments
Partner with Data Engineering to resolve data quality issues and optimize pipelines
Present findings to cross-functional teams and leadership, adapting to technical and non-technical audiences
Document logic, sources, and insight history to support transparency and scale
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field
5+ years of experience in data analysis, institutional research, or applied analytics
Expert SQL skills including joins, CTEs, aggregation, performance tuning, and data transformation
Experience using Tableau or Power BI to build reports and identify patterns
Working knowledge of forecasting methods and causal analysis
Clear communicator who translates data into narratives that prompt action
Preferred
Experience with Python or R
Familiarity with curriculum development, higher education, or learner success analytics
Exposure to data management platforms (e.g., catalogs, dictionaries) and analytics documentation standards
Benefits
Bonuses
Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
Health savings account and flexible spending account
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability coverage
Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
Legal and identity theft coverage
Retirement savings plan
Wellbeing program
Discounted WGU tuition
Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Company
Western Governors University
Western Governors University focuses on improving lives by creating pathways to opportunity for its students.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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unknownKey Investors
Kauffman Foundation
2025-05-08Grant
Leadership Team
Stephen Herzig
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Kacey Thorne
Senior Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
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