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Data Analytics and Reporting Specialist

Employer
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Location
Lamar State College Port Arthur, TX
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Lamar State College Port Arthur is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at HumanResources@lamarpa.edu or call 409-984-6560.

LSCPA’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46).

    Job Summary

    The Data Analytics and Reporting Specialist has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, collaborating with academic administrative departments to provide accurate, timely, and actionable information for decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. The Data Analytics and Reporting Specialist will have experience analyzing data in higher education institutions and a strong understanding of higher education reporting requirements, enrollment trends, student outcomes, and regulatory compliance. This is an exempt position that reports to LSCPA’s Institutional Research and Effectiveness Department.

    Duties/Responsibilities

  • Collect, analyze, and interpret institutional data to support planning, assessment, and decision-making
  • Develop and maintain Argos reports, dashboards, forms, data blocks, and visualizations using Argos, SQL, and other analytical tools
  • Troubleshoot data discrepancies and reporting issues within Banner and Argos environments
  • Generate ad hoc reports requested by executive leadership, academic departments, and administrative units
  • Ensure data accuracy through validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance processes
  • Provide training and support to institutional users regarding reports, dashboards, and data interpretation
  • Write and optimize SQL queries for data retrieval and analysis
  • Conduct studies related to enrollment, retention, graduation rates, student success, workforce outcomes, and institutional effectiveness
  • Comply with campus policies and procedures
  • Other related duties, as assigned
    • Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accreditation institution of higher education
  • Minimum five (5) years’ experience in higher education institutional research, data analytics, or business intelligence
  • Demonstrated experience developing reports and dashboards
  • Experience utilizing SQL for data extraction, validation, and reporting

    • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent analytical, quantitative, organizational, and communication skills
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Commitment to data accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality
  • Excellent technical writing skills
    • Supplemental Information

    Physical Requirements:
    This position requires employees to remain in a stationary position most of the time; move to various locations on campus; move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; and operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine.

    Work Hours:
    Monday – Friday, 40 hours a week

    Lamar State College Port Arthur is an E-Verify Employer.

    This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form located at the bottom of the page.

    Organization

    Working at Lamar State College-Port Arthur

    Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

    Located in Port Arthur, an industrial and cultural center of Southeast Texas, the college offers freshman- and sophomore-level work in numerous academic and technical/vocational fields. The campus sits between the 1,000 and 1,800 blocks of Procter Street and Lakeshore Drive.

    The city has modern public schools, churches, shopping districts and recreation areas serving a community of approximately 70,000 persons. Principal area industries are oil refining, chemical production, shipping and shipbuilding. The metropolitan area, known as the Golden Triangle, includes the cities of Beaumont, Orange, Vidor, Port Neches, Nederland, Groves and Bridge City. All lie within 25 miles of Port Arthur and form the heart of the upper Texas Gulf Coast where approximately 350,000 live.

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