Lakeland Community College's Institutional Research Data Analyst serves as the College’s primary quantitative data analyst and technical expert for institutional data, reporting, and survey administration. This position requires advanced analytical, data management, and business intelligence skills to support complex institutional reporting requirements and strategic decision-making. The analyst is responsible for extracting, integrating, analyzing, and interpreting large and complex datasets, and translating findings into actionable insights that inform institutional effectiveness and student success initiatives.
This role combines a high level of technical expertise with a strong customer service orientation. The analyst collaborates with administrators, faculty, and staff to identify research needs, develop appropriate methodologies, and deliver accurate, timely, and relevant data products. The position requires the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, apply rigorous analytical methods, and communicate complex data in clear, accessible formats for a wide range of stakeholders.
The Institutional Research Office is part of the Division of Enrollment Management and is led by the Chief Data Analytics Officer. The Institutional Research Data Analyst works under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Institutional Research, who provides direct oversight for institutional research activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the technical design, administration, and analysis of institutional surveys and external survey initiatives (e.g., College Board, Peterson's, CCSSE, Trellis, etc.), including instrument development, data validation, results interpretation.
- Analyze, evaluate, logically interpret, and summarize a wide variety of institutional data to provide timely, relevant, and accurate information for key stakeholders.
- Produce and submit required federal, state, and external reports (e.g., IPEDS, HEI, Gainful Employment, National Community College Benchmarking Project, Postsecondary Data Partnership, College Comeback, etc.), ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and data definitions.
- Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and reporting solutions using business intelligent tools (Power BI) to extract, transform, and integrate data from multiple relational systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Develop, optimize, and maintain complex SQL queries (Oracle PL/SQL) to extract, transform, and integrate data from multiple relational systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Plan, develop, and deliver cyclical and ad hoc reports by translating stakeholder needs into technical specifications, queries, and data visualizations.
- Respond to external requests for institutional data and provide data to external organizati