Senior Research Analyst (Partial or Full Remote Eligible)

Senior Research Analyst (Partial or Full Remote Eligible)

Main Campus - Boston, MA
R08722

About Simmons University

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher education institutions to prepare women to become leaders and has evolved to become a university offering a women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

You're joining our community at an especially exciting time as one of our strategic goals is to become the most inclusive campus in New England. You'll find that people who work here are truly committed to our mission of preparing students to become champions of social justice and leaders in their professions and their communities. This commitment and pride make for a dynamic workplace. Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community

Position Summary
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment serves as a resource for the Simmons University community, providing accurate and timely information to a variety of stakeholders at the University as well as external agencies. We provide data, topical research, and analytical support to departments and senior administrators to support decision-making and strategic planning.

Under the guidance of the Executive Director, the Senior Research Analyst works collaboratively across the University to identify, define, and prioritize institutional research to support all aspects of the University's operations, including enrollment planning (enrollment projections, recruitment yields, student retention, and student graduation); faculty instructional workload; instructional costs and academic productivity; and peer benchmarking.

Essential Functions:

• Leads the design and implementation of research projects, surveys, questionnaires, and assessment studies using appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative techniques to ensure validity, integrity, and the consistency of data results.
  
• Provides statistical analysis, modeling, and interpretation of data to support executive decision-making, institutional planning, and policy development.
  
• Presents key information and research findings that address critical issues in the areas of strategic planning, accreditation, student retention and graduation to the University senior leadership.
  
• Implements and summarizes complex analytical research into coherent reports to support decision-making.
  
• Designs and develops dashboards and other data visualizations for all departments across the University to use and track data.
  
• Contributes to the University-wide projects, such as Academic Portfolio Management, by conducting data analysis and generating interactive dashboards as well as reports.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required and Graduate degree preferred with educational background in social behavioral sciences, statistics, or related field.
  
• Minimum 3 years of related professional experience in higher education.
  
• Proficiency with Social Science research design, research methodologies and statistical analysis.
  
• Strong MS Office skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel.
  
• Knowledge of visualization software and/or reporting-dashboard technology such as Tableau or Power BI.
  
• Database management and design.
  
• Experience with large databases and quantitative analytical tools, including SQL and SPSS or similar statistical software.
  
• Experience in survey design, development, implementation and reporting (Qualtrics preferred).
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels, and to work as a team.
  
• Strong self-initiative and service orientation; must work well independently and as part of a team.
  

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  

Salary Grade
S07

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.


To apply, visit https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus---Boston-MA/Senior-Research-Analyst_R08722-2

Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons College is a small, private, non-sectarian College which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.

We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.