About The State University of New York :

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY's 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit www.suny.edu.

About the Office

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics is to serve as the official student-related data clearinghouse for the University. In this role and with integrity, the Office provides information, data, and analysis in an accurate and timely manner to support SUNY's core mission and decision-making, System Administration and Board of Trustees, and sixty-four campuses. The Office is responsible for collecting data and performing analyses to promote academic quality, system-wide planning, and accountability; providing support for the strategic decision making of the system leadership and the Board of Trustees; and meeting mandatory federal and state reporting requirements.

Job Description:

The Associate for University Planning and Analysis is a full-time position in the Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics at SUNY System Administration in Albany, NY. This position supports the institutional research office with general reporting responsibilities as well as system-wide projects, including but not limited to, the coordination of data collection, analysis, and evaluation strategies. The successful candidate will also work directly and closely with members of other SUNY System Administration functional offices as well as SUNY campus colleagues.

The individual holding this position will have a lead role in advanced data manipulation, integration, and analysis for the office. The individual will have strong analytical skills and will join the office well-prepared to regularly work with millions of records at the broad system and sector levels as well as the campus level to produce both insightful snapshot and longitudinal reports. The individual will already have strong technical and programming skills and will have interest in learning new skills as well. The individual will be curious, resourceful, and self-motivated.

The Associate for University Planning and Analysis will enjoy working in a highly-regarded, supportive, and collaborative office environment and will be committed to making his or her own positive contributions to such an environment. This is a hybrid position that requires being on-site in Albany 50% time (3 days one week and 2 days the next).

Duties and Responsibilities

Data Analysis Specific:

• Respond to ad hoc requests for reports and analysis in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist in the development of strong and robust survey instruments.
• Create combined and integrated data sets for the purposes of longitudinal analysis and advanced analysis.
• Document analytical procedures and methodology.
• Coordinate projects effectively and efficiently to deliver high-quality, actionable data for campuses and for System Administration functional offices and leadership.
• Assist with, co-lead, and lead the creation of reports, briefs, data visualizations, and presentations for a variety of audiences.

General Office:

• Review detailed campus data submissions and assist in their finalization as needed to ensure a solid data foundation for the office's work.
• Work closely with SUNY campus counterparts and associates from other SUNY System Administration offices.
• Assist in responding to internal and external, formal and informal, scheduled and ad hoc data requests for information, data, and analysis.
• Support the office's reporting of NYSED and IPEDS data on behalf of SUNY campuses.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with complex, large-scale data sets.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience working with and manipulating relational databases and large data sets.
• Demonstrated experience working with data definitions, data dictionaries, and data standards.
• Intermediate/advanced proficiency with programming languages to manipulate, integrate, and analyze large data sets with complex structures.
• Strong attention to details. Ability to spot errors and inconsistencies in spreadsheets, reports, and graphics.
• Interpersonal and communication skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other System and campus administrators and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to complete assignments in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and follow-through skills to develop and execute work plans, prioritize work, manage multiple evaluation and/or research projects, and meet program demands and deadlines.

Desired Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of experience working in higher education.
• Experience developing databases, in particular large-scale and from multiple data sources.
• Experience analyzing, querying, manipulating, and extracting data from large databases using SQL in an applied research or educational setting.
• Experience translating research findings into deliverables for diverse types of audiences.
• Familiarity with matching data sets and manipulating large amounts of data from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated ability to visually and graphically present data and information in a clean and informative manner, preferably in Tableau and/or Power BI.
• Proactive and flexible with strong interpersonal communication, presentation, and group facilitation skills.

Additional Information:

• Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $75,000-$88,000.
• Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time.
• This is a hybrid position that requires being on-site in Albany 50% time (3 days one week and 2 days the next.)
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to apply online. Please submit a cover letter, resume and four professional references when applying. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

About The State University of New York :

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY's 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit www.suny.edu.

About the Office

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics is to serve as the official student-related data clearinghouse for the University. In this role and with integrity, the Office provides information, data, and analysis in an accurate and timely manner to support SUNY's core mission and decision-making, System Administration and Board of Trustees, and sixty-four campuses. The Office is responsible for collecting data and performing analyses to promote academic quality, system-wide planning, and accountability; providing support for the strategic decision making of the system leadership and the Board of Trustees; and meeting mandatory federal and state reporting requirements.

Job Description:

The Associate for University Planning and Analysis is a full-time position in the Office of Institutional Research and Data Analytics at SUNY System Administration in Albany, NY. This position supports the institutional research office with general reporting responsibilities as well as system-wide projects, including but not limited to, the coordination of data collection, analysis, and evaluation strategies. The successful candidate will also work directly and closely with members of other SUNY System Administration functional offices as well as SUNY campus colleagues.

The individual holding this position will have a lead role in advanced data manipulation, integration, and analysis for the office. The individual will have strong analytical skills and will join the office well-prepared to regularly work with millions of records at the broad system and sector levels as well as the campus level to produce both insightful snapshot and longitudinal reports. The individual will already have strong technical and programming skills and will have interest in learning new skills as well. The individual will be curious, resourceful, and self-motivated.

The Associate for University Planning and Analysis will enjoy working in a highly-regarded, supportive, and collaborative office environment and will be committed to making his or her own positive contributions to such an environment. This is a hybrid position that requires being on-site in Albany 50% time (3 days one week and 2 days the next).

Duties and Responsibilities

Data Analysis Specific:

• Respond to ad hoc requests for reports and analysis in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist in the development of strong and robust survey instruments.
• Create combined and integrated data sets for the purposes of longitudinal analysis and advanced analysis.
• Document analytical procedures and methodology.
• Coordinate projects effectively and efficiently to deliver high-quality, actionable data for campuses and for System Administration functional offices and leadership.
• Assist with, co-lead, and lead the creation of reports, briefs, data visualizations, and presentations for a variety of audiences.

General Office:

• Review detailed campus data submissions and assist in their finalization as needed to ensure a solid data foundation for the office's work.
• Work closely with SUNY campus counterparts and associates from other SUNY System Administration offices.
• Assist in responding to internal and external, formal and informal, scheduled and ad hoc data requests for information, data, and analysis.
• Support the office's reporting of NYSED and IPEDS data on behalf of SUNY campuses.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with complex, large-scale data sets.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience working with and manipulating relational databases and large data sets.
• Demonstrated experience working with data definitions, data dictionaries, and data standards.
• Intermediate/advanced proficiency with programming languages to manipulate, integrate, and analyze large data sets with complex structures.
• Strong attention to details. Ability to spot errors and inconsistencies in spreadsheets, reports, and graphics.
• Interpersonal and communication skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other System and campus administrators and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to complete assignments in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and follow-through skills to develop and execute work plans, prioritize work, manage multiple evaluation and/or research projects, and meet program demands and deadlines.

Desired Qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of experience working in higher education.
• Experience developing databases, in particular large-scale and from multiple data sources.
• Experience analyzing, querying, manipulating, and extracting data from large databases using SQL in an applied research or educational setting.
• Experience translating research findings into deliverables for diverse types of audiences.
• Familiarity with matching data sets and manipulating large amounts of data from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated ability to visually and graphically present data and information in a clean and informative manner, preferably in Tableau and/or Power BI.
• Proactive and flexible with strong interpersonal communication, presentation, and group facilitation skills.

Additional Information:

• Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $75,000-$88,000.
• Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time.
• This is a hybrid position that requires being on-site in Albany 50% time (3 days one week and 2 days the next.)
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to apply online. Please submit a cover letter, resume and four professional references when applying. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.