Institutional Research Manager (Data Scientist) - Institutional Research Analysis Department

Institutional Research Manager (Data Scientist) - Institutional Research Analysis Department

POSITION DETAILS

The CUNY School of Medicine (SoM), located in the heart of Harlem, New York, is the only medical school in the City University of New York system and the only public medical school in Manhattan. Building upon 50 years of success as the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, the institution transitioned to the CUNY School of Medicine in 2016. The CUNY SoM offers an accelerated BS/MD degree (7-year program) and a Physician Assistant Master?s Degree (27-month program). True to its legacy of access, opportunity, and community transformation, the medical school?s mission remains to recruit highly talented students as diverse as New York City itself. CUNY SoM places a special emphasis on recruiting those who are underrepresented in the field of medicine and on training high-quality, culturally competent health professionals and scientists equipped to address the healthcare needs of New York?s medically underserved communities. As a significant priority, CUNY SoM also seeks to enhance the recruitment and retention of senior leadership, faculty, and staff to reflect the diversity of our student body more closely.

The CUNY School of Medicine is seeking to recruit (1) Institutional Research Manager (Data Scientist) in the department of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment. The Institutional Research Manager (Data Scientist) will report to the PSch Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment.

In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, the duties include but are not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Collect, analyze, and interpret large educational datasets to identify trends and provide actionable insights for enrollment management, student retention, and institutional performance.
• Develop and deploy machine learning models to predict student outcomes, improve retention rates, and optimize resource allocation.
• Conduct qualitative analysis using natural language processing workflows, such as topic modeling, sentiment analysis, and text classification.
• Collaborate with academic and administrative departments to understand their data needs and provide tailored analytic solutions.
• Create comprehensive data reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate findings to stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner.
• Use predictive analytics to support student success initiatives and enhance academic planning.
• Implement data governance policies and ensure compliance with privacy regulations such as FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
• Stay current with the latest trends and technologies in higher education data science and apply innovative approaches to solving complex educational challenges.
• Analyze complex student, enrollment, and institutional datasets to improve student outcomes, retention, and operational efficiencies.
• Serve as lead data strategist to build predictive models, create visualizations, and collaborate with academic leaders to turn data into strategic decisions.
• Clean, manipulate, and analyze large datasets (structured/unstructured) to identify trends in student performance and institutional effectiveness.
• Collaborate with departments to solve data problems related to curriculum, staffing, and student services.
• Devise and utilize algorithms and models to mine big-data stores; perform data and error analysis to improve models; clean and validate data for uniformity and accuracy.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree and six years' relevant experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

? Seven or more years of experience in data science.

? Deep understanding of data visualization, data analysis and database management systems.

? Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis.

? Advanced experience in pattern recognition and predictive modeling.

? Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (ex: Java/Python, SAS).

? Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, research-oriented group that has several concurrent projects.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Manages College institutional research programs and studies related to the College's mission.

• Develops relevant, timely and accurate institutional information to administrators, the college community, the external community, and external agencies.
• Defines and implements research studies, designing and conducting data analyses and analyzing and interpreting results.
• Researches, develops and recommends policy analyses relevant to anticipated institutional planning, policy, and decision-making needs.
• Participates in college-wide strategic planning, institutional effectiveness and outcomes assessment tasks.
• Respond to data, table and report requests from college constituencies.
• Manage surveys, questionnaires and other data-gathering instruments administered by the Office.
• Manages a library of institutional planning and research documents.
• May consult with faculty and students in the design of databases for research projects
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Institutional Research Manager

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Associate

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary Range: $74,249 - $113,982

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will be adjusted by 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

HOW TO APPLY

Please visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID# 32168 or Title: Institutional Research Manager (Data Scientist). Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Applicants must submit resume and cover letter.

CLOSING DATE

Open until filled. Review of resumes will begin on June 8, 2026.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID: 32168

Location: CUNY School of Medicine

Job Type: Full-Time