Associate Director, Data Analytics

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, computing, engineering, statistics, or a related field from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and six years of related professional experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Preferred Qualifications Experience in institutional research is preferred. Job Description Summary The University of South Alabama’s department of Institutional Research is seeking to hire an Associate Director, Data Analytics. Interested candidates should apply to be considered. Essential Functions These are the job duties required of the position. Essential Functions

• Generates standard and custom reports and dashboards summarizing enrollment, student success, or other institutional summaries for review by executives, managers and other personnel.
• Conducts robust statistical analysis in using advanced techniques for data modeling and predictive analytics.
• Leads efforts in reporting data to inform decisions pertaining to enrollment and student success.
• Publishes data visualizations related to student retention, graduation, persistence, and achievement.
• Oversees and serves as the primary contact for data integrity of data maintained by Institutional Research in business intelligence tools such as Tableau.
• Devises methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.
• Ensures the use of business intelligence applications enhances business decision-making capabilities.
• Strengthens data-informed decision-making by leading the design, user experience, and delivery of institutional dashboards and analytical tools.
• Serves on committees as needed.
• Provides training and education to support dashboard adoption, data literacy and effective use of BI tools and data.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and additional hours as required.
• Related duties as required.

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Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) Health Insurance Short Term Disability Life Insurance Education Benefit Retirement Plan Memberships and Events Student Loan Forgiveness Paid Time Off (PTO) Employees earn paid time off (PTO) as they work. PTO can be used for vacation, holidays, sick days and personal days. Each year, employees can choose to cash out up to 80 hours of available PTO the following calendar year. Health Insurance New employees health, dental, and pharmacy benefits are effective the first day of the month following hire date. Short Term Disability This free benefit provides income support for those who are out of work for a medical reason such as illness, accident, or maternity. After a fifteen day waiting period, it provides 60 percent wage replacement. Life Insurance USA Health provides a free term life insurance policy for our employees based on annual salary. Policies for spouse and dependents are also included. Additional coverage can be purchased for employee, spouse and dependents. Education Benefit University of South Alabama offers a credit on tuition each semester for employees, spouse, and dependents after just six months of employment. Retirement Plan USA Health offers a 5% matching retirement account and other non-matching account choices. Included with this benefit is a free individual session with a financial planner. Memberships and Events Employees can join USA’s state-of-the-art recreation center for a nominal fee. USA football season tickets are available at a discount, and employees can attend all other USA sporting events for free. Student Loan Forgiveness As an employee of a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the U.S. Department of Education.