"Sr Data Reporting Analyst, The Graduate School"

Job Overview

Perform business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, data mining to create high quality reports to be used for operational and executive level decision making in support of graduate education and research.

This position is eligible for a hybrid remote work arrangement which requires three (3) days per week on campus. From time to time, the needs of the University may require this position to be present onsite for a specific workday(s) or the standard work week.

Position will not include visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Essential Functions

• Determine best practices and develop actionable data-driven insights and recommendations to support the organizational decision-making process. May be requested to create executive summaries, executive briefings and benchmark reports.
• Work with departments to define business problems and questions; perform analysis. Provide technical writing support.
• Collaborate with data architect or application specialists to identify the data sources required to support an analytical project or development of a complex report.
• Research, collect, develop, and implement data analysis for gap, competition landscape, and infrastructure alignment.
• Utilize ETL tools to automate standard reporting.
• Evaluate various data sets, identify new types of data and data sources to determine patterns; synthesize data into meaningful metrics and numbers; monitor data quality, identify inconsistencies, and develop recommendations to optimize business processes and performance.
• Develop load plans using Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), or similar program, to quickly demonstrate new concepts, reports and dashboards; utilize reporting tools (i.e. OBIEE/OBIA) to build reports and dashboards.
• May create and maintain dashboards in Tableau or equivalent data visualization software to solve business problems.
• May monitor fund balances and budget reporting. May coordinate with department, technical teams, business divisions, and faculty for funding opportunities, notifying management and relevant faculty.
• May maintain databases for analyzing sponsored research productivity.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
• Coordination, collection and submission of various external surveys, including: NSF NIH survey, GSS and CGS-GRE.
• Coordination, collection and reporting of various internal surveys, including: graduating exit student surveys, others as needed.
• Data contributor to Academic Unit Reviews, and other ad-hoc projects
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree involving statistical analysis, scientific method, and survey research, such as Mathematics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Social Sciences or other similar disciplines.

Required Experience

• At least three (3) years of experience in data analysis, including the management of data set and the generation of reports from large databases.
• At least one (1) year of experience must be in a higher education setting.
• Experience working with graduate student data is preferred.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience in higher education
• Experience with Tableau or similar data visualization experience
• Experience with MS Power BI

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Application Process Information

A resume and cover letter are required as part of the application process. Attach these documents before submitting your application.

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits Link) Highlights include:

Comprehensive Tuition Remission

UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans

As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of your salary based on position.

Real Work-Life Balance

UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:

• Vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents

Additional Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary range of $85,000 - $90,000 based on experience
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
• Professional development & mentorship opportunities

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html

UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

Important: To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider “easy apply” applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.

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