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Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Employer
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location
55 Lake Ave North
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Overview

General Summary

Under the general direction of Associate CIO, The Director of Enterprise Data and Analytics is a strategic leadership role responsible for advancing UMass Chan’s enterprise reporting, analytics, and data platform capabilities. This role oversees the design, delivery, and continuous evolution of modern analytics solutions leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise data platforms to enable data-driven decision-making across academic, finance, research, and administrative domains.

 

This position sits at the intersection of technology and institutional strategy, translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-value analytics solutions while fostering a culture of data literacy and governance.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:Strategy, Governance & Platform Leadership• Define and execute the enterprise reporting and analytics strategy aligned with institutional priorities.• Provide leadership for the architecture and evolution of enterprise data platforms, including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and related technologies.• Establish and govern the enterprise analytics operating model, balancing centralized platform services with federated domain ownership.• Define and oversee enterprise data integration and pipeline strategies across multiple source systems.• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, including data quality, security, privacy, and compliance standards.• Drive standardization of KPIs, reporting definitions, and enterprise data assets to ensure consistency and trust.• Lead the development and management of certified data products, semantic models, and a single source of truth for institutional data.Enterprise Reporting Delivery & Operations• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of enterprise dashboards, reports, and analytics solutions.• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of data platforms, reporting systems, and data pipelines.• Enable both centralized reporting and governed self-service analytics capabilities across the institution.• Define and manage the analytics intake, prioritization, and delivery processes in alignment with institutional priorities.• Monitor adoption, usge, and effectiveness of analytics solutions; continuously improve based on user feedback and outcomes.• Establish metrics to measure value realization, including adoption, data quality, and time-to-insight.Stakeholder Engagement & Value Realization• Partner with academic, research, finance, and administrative leaders to understand strategic priorities and data needs.• Translate business requirements into scalable analytics solutions, roadmaps, and delivery plans.• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership by providing insights and recommendations that inform decision-making.• Lead or participate in cross-functional governance bodies (e.g., data governance council) to drive institutional alignment.• Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement across UMass Chan.• Advance data literacy by enabling effective use of enterprise data and reporting tools across stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Master’s degree preferred)• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or data engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale reporting, analytics, or data platform initiatives• Strong expertise in modern data platforms (data warehouse/lake/lakehouse), with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI experience preferred• Deep understanding of data integration, pipelines (ETL/ELT), and multi-source data environments• Demonstrated experience establishing and operationalizing enterprise data governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata management, and access controls• Experience delivering analytics and data platform solutions in regulated or compliance-driven environments (e.g., healthcare, higher education, finance, or similar)• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable, high-impact analytics solutions• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications:• Experience in higher education, academic health, or complex enterprise environments• Familiarity with enterprise systems (ERP, HR, research, student systems)• Experience implementing enterprise data platform transformations or modern analytics operating models• Experience with data governance tools and frameworks (e.g., Microsoft Purview or similar)• Exposure to AI/ML-driven analytics and modern data products• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)• Direct experience working with healthcare, research, or academic data subject to regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, IRB, FERPA, or similar compliance standards)

Organization

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Inside Workings at UMASS Medical School

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the Commonwealth's only public medical school, is proud of our role in serving the people of Massachusetts. Although, its the inside workings of UMMS that makes the difference.

Mission and Culture

  • We’re serious about our mission and about our people. 
  • Real World Impact - Our people get excited about our mission of real-world impact in health sciences education, research and public service.
  • International Prominence and New Opportunities - As this institution has grown to national – and international – prominence, we’ve found new opportunities to train tomorrow’s physicians, nurses and scientists,  discover causes of and cures for disease and help improve the quality of health care.
  • Deep Commitment - With our clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care, and our other teaching affiliates, we share a deep commitment to national distinction in patient care.
  • Valued Partnerships – UMMS partners with Commonwealth Medicine, the health care consulting arm of UMMS. Also, UMMS partners with MassBiologics in scientific collaborations, technology management and creating partnerships for the development of products for the benefit of patients.  These valued partnerships help us to provide services and programs to help meet our needs at UMMS and the public.
  • Proud Contributors - People at UMMS enjoy the feeling of going to work every day knowing what they do is truly important and worthwhile.
  • Complementary and Inseparable - These varied parts of our mission and culture are complementary and inseparable.                 

Careers

UMMS, the state’s first and only public academic health sciences center, educates physicians, scientists and advanced practice nurses to heal, discover, teach and care, with compassion.  UMMS is a world-class institution with opportunities to match. 

Competitive Compensation – UMMS offers salaries that are competitive with Worcester-area employers. When combined with our generous benefits, perks, and paid time off, many job seekers are surprised to find a total rewards package that matches or exceeds their current situation.

Targeted Hiring Process – At UMMS, there are actually multiple hiring processes for different segments of our workforce.  In nearly all cases, UMMS hiring process is decentralized, with qualified candidates screened and referred to an academic officer or manager with hiring authority.

24/7 Access to Employment Opportunities – iCIMS is our online job search and application system.  iCIMS is available 24/7 to provide you with a convenient and up-to-date view of the available employment opportunities across our campuses. Updates are made daily and include all faculty and non-faculty position listings from every school and department within the UMMS. When you identify a position you are interested in and qualified for, apply online. New opportunities become available frequently so it pays to check back often!

Benefits

With outstanding benefits, competitive pay, extensive learning opportunities, and a stimulating and attractive work environment, UMMS may be exactly the employer you’ve been looking for.

• Superior Benefits - UMMS offers a wide range of benefits and perks that invite comparison with the best employers in the Worcester area – and with academic institutions anywhere. UMMS provides superior medical and dental coverage for you and your family, fully funded retirement plans, generous time off, a Tuition Assistance Plan – and much more.

• People Centered - UMMS is an employer, but it is also a community. Its comprehensive medical and dental benefits, retirement plans, and even paid holidays reflect an institution built around people, with a deep respect for their differences and needs.

• Commitment to Healthy Living - UMMS provides resources to help you balance work and life and encourages healthy living through great programs and discounts for fitness, physical activity, weight management, nutritional counseling and general wellness available through our health insurance plans.

• Breadth of Offerings - Above all, the breadth of UMMS offerings set the School apart and makes it an environment favored by all sorts of smart, career-savvy people.

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As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMMS recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

Online - To view all job opportunities and apply online, visit www.umassmed.edu/hr and click on the “Careers” tab.

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A History of Making Vital Improvements - UMASS Medical School Milestones

1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
1979: PhD program begins
1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care
2001: Lazare Research Building opens
2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus
2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing
2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories opens new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan
2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference.
2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.  
2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
2012: The Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility, completed and opens

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