Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Data Analyst for Institutional Research

The Data Analyst reports to the Director for Institutional Research and is responsible for supporting the college by providing expert consultation and direct assistance in areas including data management, and statistical analyses. Will utilize banner, SUNY database systems, and secondary analytics platforms to analyze and interpret data and to help create visual analytic dashboards to be used by various members of campus. Assists with the planning, design, management and support of campus-wide data assessment tools and Data Warehouse (DW) initiatives. These responsibilities include: utilizing a business intelligence tool/system implementation, planning and execution of projects and enhancements (lifecycle), and the management of day-to-day production system operations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline;
• Demonstrated experience working in a complex, deadline driven office environment, preferably in higher education. This experience should include the capture, analysis, and presentation of information in support of institutional research efforts, including the rapid creation of adhoc queries utilizing modern desktop database tools to further support executive inquiry. Background in exploring data using modern visualization tools such as Tableau a plus;
• Practical working knowledge associated with the manipulation of massive data sets within a networked office environment using MS Access and/or SQL Server;
• Knowledge of the Microsoft (MS) Office products and their integration with a variety of non-MS products;
• Proficient background in the application and uses of statistical tools such as SPSS or SAS;
• Proficient in MS Windows system basics and support functions;
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate modern data visualization tools to a variety of analytic efforts highly desirable;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to maintain effective working relationships with personnel from all university strata.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics, business, data analytics or other related field;
• Computer programming and technical aptitude in both mainframe and client server technologies are desired;
• Degree in related field that involves the application of advanced statistics;
• Progressive work experience in higher education Institutional Research environment;
• Experience with Business Intelligence programming languages, such as Tableau, R, SQL, Oracle, or other similar reporting tools;
• Experience with data submissions to SUNY system or any education system working to support deadline;
• Experience utilizing statistical analysis in developing simulations.

Qualified applicants may apply online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.