Director of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics

Position Title
Director of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics
The Opportunity

The Director of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics (IRSA) will work closely with the executive team, senior administration, faculty, and staff to ensure data integrity and provide accurate, timely, and relevant data for internal use, mandatory federal reports, and external agencies, data exchange groups, and others as necessary. Working collaboratively across campus, the director will work to operationalize data driven decision making.

The Director of IRSA is responsible gathering requirements for a new data warehouse that will serve the broad needs of campus. This will include working closely with the IT applications team, data stewards and others to architect and implement the cloud-based data warehouse. Additionally, the person in this position will create and lead a campus wide data governance committee to improve data usage, quality, and understanding while serving as a point of contact for data related issues. The governance committee will provide specifications for the implementation of the data warehouse.

The Department
Mines Department of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics (IRSA) resides under the administrative umbrella of our Information Technology and Solutions (ITS) division. As such, this position reports to our Chief Information Officer (CIO). The IRSA team consists of data scientists who work to ensure best practice use of Mines data by working with data stewards across campus for the betterment of the institution. For more about the incredible work of the IRSA team, please visit: https://ir.mines.edu/ .
Responsibilities

Institutional Research

• External and Internal Reporting, including:
  • Oversite of the collection and organization of data for institutional research and reporting purposes.
  • Collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting institutional data to a variety of partners and stakeholders and responding to internal and external requests for data, including ad hoc requests.
  • Completing, reporting and disseminating information to governmental agencies and other associations, including IPEDS, state surveys, national surveys, professional accreditation bodies, and other requests as needed.
  • Developing and publishing annual college data reports in easily accessible formats on the institution web site.
  • Perform institutional research, analysis and reports on student retention, cohort tracking, enrollment, degrees awarded, human resources, admissions, financial aid and other measures of institutional performance.
  • Coordinate institutional benchmarking studies.
  • Maintain up-to-date information on current policy issues and reporting changes at the state and federal levels.
  • Coordinate a data warehouse system of information and reports for responding to surveys and federal and state data accountability requirements.
  • Represent the institution at national, regional, and state meetings related to institutional reporting.
    Serve on institutional committees as assigned.
  • Complete the yearly institutional update to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Institutional Analytics

• Represent the priorities of the institution by collaborating on reporting and data needs and support the development of a university vision for data support and decision-making.
• Collaborate with the academic units, student life units, and administrative units to develop a university vision of data supported/informed decision-making and special research projects .
• Develop benchmarks, databases, dashboards, and other tools to support research, planning, compliance, and decision-making processes.
• Serve campus as a key, central resource for information and analysis in efforts to address institutional priorities, assessment of institutional performance, improve institutional outcomes, and promote strategic priorities.
• Organize and disseminate data and reports clearly, efficiently and effectively in narrative, graphical (website, portal, and dashboards) and oral formats for various internal and external audiences.

Data Governance Committee

• Establish and facilitate a campus wide data governance committee to:
  • Provide for a data stewards community
  • Develop data warehouse requirements
  • Improve data usage, quality, and understanding
  • Create and maintain business data definitions along with the underlying technical data definitions

Establish and Maintain a Comprehensive Mines Data Warehouse

• Partner through the data governance committee with the data stewards to develop the data warehouse requirements.
• Partner with the IT applications team in the architecture and maintenance of a cloud-based data warehouse.

Supervision

• Align strategies, services, and projects to current department priorities.
• Supervise staff to fulfill duties related to hiring, onboarding, performance planning, goal setting, and evaluations, and terminations.
• Establish work schedules, review and approve worktime and absences.
• Identify training and developmental needs and provide training to develop skills. Provide feedback and coaching, write and review performance plans, and evaluate and sign employee performance evaluations.
• Identify and enact practices that will help the team continue to grow in its vision, mission, and purpose of creating consistent and positive user experiences.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data management or related discipline. Individuals without a related degree may be considered if they demonstrate possession of the same knowledge level found in a degree but have attained advanced knowledge through a combination of work experience and intellectual instruction using a 1:1 substitution.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience and progressive leadership experience in institutional research, data governance, or business analytics/intelligence, preferably at an institution of education.
• Experience using a data visualization tool such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience in creating effective data structures that enable high level decision making and analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in working with large complex data sets, utilizing an institutional ERP, data warehouse, and utilizing various reporting tools.
• Effective interpersonal written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to foster collaborative efforts and partnership building with internal and external constituencies within a diverse community.
• Strong analytical critical thinking, project management, problem recognition and resolution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in data management or related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability in working with the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Department of Education rules, regulations, policies and reporting.

About Mines & Golden, CO

When the world looks for answers, the world looks to Mines.

Colorado School of Mines is a top-ranked public university solving the grand challenges facing our society, particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment. Founded in 1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission have continually expanded to meet the needs of industry and society. Today, we are the No. 38 public university in the nation, recognized for our innovation and undergraduate teaching in science, technology engineering and math (U.S. News and World Report, 2023).

Mines graduates are change makers, boundary breakers and problem solvers. Since our earliest days, a Mines education has been and continues to be a transformational opportunity, with one of the strongest returns on investment out there for talented STEM students of all backgrounds.

At the same time, Mines faculty members are pushing their fields in new directions, whether that’s manufacturing, space resources, quantum engineering, carbon capture or more. Mines was recently classified as a R1 “Very High Activity” research institution by Carnegie, a notable feat for any university but particularly one of our size.

That size – roughly 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students – also translates to a close-knit campus community, where employees have opportunities to get involved in multiple ways, continued professional learning is valued and everyone can make an impact.

Community Alliance groups bring together employees for professional development, networking, cultural awareness and community involvement, and all Mines employees also have access to the wealth of activities happening every day on campus – nationally-renowned speakers, special events and Mines traditions like Engineering Days, just to name a few.

And don’t get us started on our hometown. We are located in the heart of Golden, Colorado --with its charming historic downtown and nearby hiking trails – and in close proximity to all that Denver and the Rocky Mountains have to offer. That includes the sunny, high-altitude climate and outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities that make the Denver area an ideal place to live, work and play.

Are you looking for an inspiring, mission-driven workplace where you can contribute to solving the world’s problems and educating the next generation of change makers? Are you an individual who values a diverse and inclusive community, where our different perspectives, experiences and cultures enrich the educational and work experience?

Look to Mines.

Equal Opportunity

Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons. Mines does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service. Further, Mines does not retaliate against community members for filing complaints regarding or implicating any of these protected statuses.

Mines’ commitment to nondiscrimination, affirmative action, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and activities and in its efforts to achieve a diverse student body and workforce.

Through its policies, procedures and resources, Mines complies with federal law, Colorado state law, administrative regulations, executive orders and other legal requirements to prevent discrimination (including harassment or retaliation) within the Mines campus community and to address potential allegations of inequity or concerns for safety.

Pay Range

$109,655 - $121,960.

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.

Total Rewards

Colorado School of Mines offers a robust portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes:

- Fully paid health and dental premiums
- Generous sick/vacation time
- 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus
- Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment (certain plans only), with generous employer contribution
- Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
- Free RTD Ecopass

All Mines employees also have access to discount programs through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines Athletics home games, as well as access to the on-campus Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more), equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center, the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP), and backup child and elder care. Coming soon is an on-campus daycare center. For more information about benefits at Mines, go to mines.edu/human-resources/benefits.

How to Apply

Application review will begin April 10, 2023. For full consideration, please apply by April 9, 2023 at 11:55 p.m. Applications received after this date may not be reviewed. Applicants will be asked to complete an online application (personal information, demographic information, references, veteran status) and upload a resume and cover letter (required). References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you will be informed before that contact is made.

We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Mines welcomes everyone to our team; in your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc). If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please contact Kathy White at kwhite1@mines.edu with questions about this position.

Background Investigation Required
Yes

Advertised: Mar 24, 2023 Mountain Daylight Time
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