Data Analytics Specialist

Working Title: Data Analytics Specialist

State Role Title:Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type:Administrative & Professional (Nonteaching Faculty)

Position Status: FullTime

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Strategic Planning and Engagement

Department: 100379 Planning Analytics Institutional Research

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grantfunded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:05/08/2025

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA. With a population of just over 53000 Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20000 undergraduate and 1900 graduate students with over 1000 fulltime instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity fostering equity and inclusion and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Office of Planning Analytics & Institutional Research (PAIR) at James Madison University is accepting applications for an onsite Data Analytics Specialist (DAS). The DAS plans develops implements and maintains procedures related to the production processing storage and delivery of university data consisting of data warehousing compliance and analytic reports studies and ad hoc data requests for internal and external constituents. The DAS will also assist in the design development and maintenance of dashboards for commonly requested and widely used data in the JMU Factbook a webbased series of visualizations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Mandated Reporting: Plan develop test and implement ETL processes for extracting and preparing data files for the accurate and timely submission of all federal state and other mandated reports.

Continuous Improvement: Assist with identifying diagnosing and implementing improvements to IR data and report production processes. Includes data management data integrity validation and appropriate documentation for assigned reports.

Data Analysis & Visualization: Analyze and document IR data requests to recommend reporting solutions develop appropriate data tables and assist in the creation of dashboards to support effective data distribution and decision making within the university.

Service to the University: Consult and collaborate with JMU constituents about data needs and requests including the appropriate display of data through Tableau tables visualizations and dashboards.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors degree.
• Relevant experience in data management and data analysis.
• Experience using SQL for developing procedures and managing data.
• Understanding of relational databases and data warehousing.
• Demonstrated experience in data analytics dashboard design development and maintenance.

Preferred:

• Educational background in a quantitative discipline such as computer science information technology information systems business administration or a related area.
• Relevant experience working in a higher education setting with knowledge of student and human resources related data and reporting processes.
• Experience using SQL Server Management Studio MS Visual Studio and SQL Server Integration Services.
• Working knowledge of data literacy and data governance.
• Experience building dashboards and visualizations using Tableau.
• Experience with database management and the automation of ETL processes.
• Experience building tables in a data warehouse environment.
• Experience supporting institutional research efforts in higher education.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing complex technical information to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for visualizing data using best practices.
• Ability to embrace and demonstrate the PAIR values of continuous improvement collaboration and excellence.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule.
• Awareness of and commitment to the values of data privacy security and ethics.

Additional Posting Information:

JMUs Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information please visit of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

EVerify Notice: After accepting employment new hires are required to complete an I9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the EVerify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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