Research Analyst

SCF offers many benefits to our eligible employees from obtaining tuition scholarship for employees and eligible dependents, paid Life Insurance, matching Florida Retirement System (FRS) contribution, complimentary access to Wellness activities, paid sick and vacation time, four-day work week during June and July, paid winter break, access for eligible dependents to our on-campus Collegiate School and many more! Visit our SCF Human Resources webpage for benefit details

Job Summary

This position will lead the status tracking of data requests, facilitate communication about data requests between stakeholders, and manage the standardized documentation of queries for data requests and reports (e.g., internal, external, annual) in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual. This position will also develop and interpret information from the data available to the college to fulfill or contribute to the fulfillment of data requests which support the creation and assessment of progress towards measurable standards of institutional excellence. This information will provide the basis for informed decision making, and policy formation at all levels throughout the college. The development and interpretation of this information may involve gathering data from a wide range of sources both internal and external, including literature, databases, and the student information system of the college.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Applicants may be asked to demonstrate any or all of the following duties:

• Co-leads the data request process with the Senior Research Analyst by, communicating with individuals throughout the institution to clarify data requests, extracting and cross-checking data to ensure that the data and data analysis provided through the request process meet the needs of the requestor.
• Contribute to the growth of a data-informed culture throughout the institution by serving on committees, facilitating trainings, and interacting with other departments to educate them on the available data, and the means by which needed data may be obtained.
• Tracks ad hoc and scheduled recurring data requests for the department to ensure timely completion of all data and reporting requests.
• Contributes to the preparation of a variety of reports, stemming from both recurring data collection and ad-hoc data requests, by extracting the relevant data, and presenting the data in an appropriate format as instructed by the Senior Research Analyst.
• Assists in the planning, management, and administration of national survey administrations (e.g., CSSEE, SENSE, Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, etc.); collaborates with internal staff to design, administer, provide analysis (i.e., descriptive, and inferential), interpretation, and reporting on internal survey results (e.g., graduating students, student satisfaction, etc.) with guidance from the Associate Vice President or Senior Research Analyst.
• Collaborates to identify data needed to effectively answer questions related to setting priorities, decision-making processes, and to the clarification of management objectives.
• Collects and maintains pertinent information (e.g., SQL Scripts, directions/narrative, baseline data/evidence) needed to complete regularly scheduled internal (e.g., Board Reports; Presidential Goals, Factbook) and external (e.g., State, Federal, Accreditation Reporting); develops and maintains Argos Reports and Power BI Dashboards related to such ongoing data needs with guidance from the Senior Research Analyst.
• Extracts, manipulates, and processes data utilizing a variety of resources; performs basic and complex statistical computations and analyses, and aligns these analyses with the strategic objectives of the College.
• Engages in training/workshops, maintains awareness and ability to support reporting data concerned with state, federal, and regional/programmatic accreditation reporting requirements (e.g., Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), IPEDS, SACSCOC, HLC, ACEN, etc.).
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary.

Job Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Education/Experience:

• Supervisory Experience:
  This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Language Ability:

• Math Ability:

• Reasoning Ability:

• Computer Skills

• Certificates and Licenses

• Internal Contacts

• External Contacts

Supplemental Information

In addition to satisfactory performance on all of the essential job duties and responsibilities for this job, all State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees must fulfill the following basic performance expectations:

Mission and Goals: Each State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employee is expected to know the College’s mission and goals.

Service Excellence: All State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees will strive to provide outstanding service excellence to everyone they serve including students, the community, and fellow employees in accordance with Pride in Excellence standards as listed:

Pre-Employment Screenings:

Requires successful completion of criminal background screenings and employment reference checks.

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota does not discriminate on the basis of sex, pregnancy, race, religion, age, national origin/ethnicity, color, marital status, disability, genetic information or sexual orientation in any of its educational programs, services and activities, including admission and employment. Direct inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies to: Equity Officer, 941-752-5599, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207.