Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.
Job Description
The Data Analyst serves as a gatekeeper for our organization's data so stakeholders canunderstand the data and use it to make business decisions. This role requiresnot only knowledge of the business processes and relevant data but alsorequires technical skills and experience. This role supports the AcademicServices unit within Student Services and serves in a strategic role focused onusing data and information to support the goals of the university.
Core Responsibilities:
Interpret data, analyze resultsand provide accurate reports to end customers
Create and maintain standard data sources and reports
Develop and implement databases, data collection systems and other strategies that optimize efficiency andensure high quality output
Acquire data from primary orsecondary data sources and maintain databases
Work closely with downstreamconsumers of student systems data to ensure consistency and accuracy of data use
Train, communicate and support data related activities (reporting tools, data usage and accuracy,troubleshooting issues)
Work closely with AcademicServices to understand data needs and then create reports with the university data from various sources to help focus the team on easy to improve service andoutcomes
Collaborate with Business systems analysts and programmers on the Student Services Information systems team tounderstand complex data structures and identify opportunities for processimprovements and recommend system modifications
Create appropriate documentationthat allows stakeholders to understand the steps of the data analysis process and duplicate or replicate the analysis ifnecessary
Identify, analyze, and interprettrends or patterns in complex data sets
Filter and "clean" data byreviewing reports
Work with management to prioritizebusiness and information needs
Locate and define new processimprovement opportunities
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $59,550 to $74,450; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process and requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.
Boston College is one of the nation's best and most selective universities, with U.S. News & World Report ranking Boston College 31st among national universities, and Forbes ranking it 26th in its 2012 America's Best Colleges listing. Boston College confers more than 4,000 degrees annually in more than 50 fields of study through eight schools and colleges. Faculty members are committed to both teaching and research having earned nearly $60 million in research grants in the last year alone. The University has made a major commitment to academic excellence. As part of its Strategic Plan, Boston College is in the process of adding 100 new faculty positions, expanding faculty and graduate research, increasing student financial aid to more than $128 million annually, and widening opportunities in key undergraduate programs, such as international study, internships and student formation.
