Director of Data Management - Atlanta, United States - InsideHigherEd

Description

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About the Office of Institutional Research and Planning

In support of the Institute Strategic Plan, the Office of Institutional Research and Planning seeks to promote a culture of deliberate innovation through data practices and using analytic tools to drive decision-making. Specifically, we focus on four primary areas: (1) Data Curation and Support, (2) Research Support, (3) Planning Support, and (4) Decision Support and Data Science. Our focus coincides with the focus areas of Georgia Tech¿s Institute Strategic Plan in the following areas: Amplify Impact Lead by Example and Champion Innovation

Oversee the creation of data sets, writing documentation and specifications for reports that support the Institutional Research Team. Transition IRP staff to the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). Provide technical guidance regarding data extraction. Produce dashboards, slide decks, studies, and reports that provide useful information to inform key stakeholders. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with IRP (Institutional Research) directors, EDM (Enterprise Data Management) team, analysts, data service administrators, internal and external customers. This position typically will advise and counsel: IRP and EDM staff and management. This position will supervise: assigned Institutional Research staff.

Job Duty 1 -
Perform advanced and complex analysis of business requirements, write specifications for the requirements, and coordinate the gathering and analysis of functional design requirements.

Job Duty 2 -
Manage a seamless transition to new data structure by working closely with EDM team to develop specifications to interact with new data warehouse.

Job Duty 3 -
Coordinate the development of test cases and detailed test scripts in conjunction with business analysts from both the IRP and EDM teams.

Job Duty 4 -
Assist in the assignment of projects and tasks to staff in a strategic way to maintain the most efficient project process flow possible.

Job Duty 5 -
Create documentation on reports and processes within IRP for consistency in data and reporting.

Job Duty 6 -
Coordinate with management and technical staff to maintain fast paced schedule of projects and maintain up to date knowledge of projects' status at all times.

Job Duty 7 -
Write and conduct relevant research using enterprise and external data sources to discover trends and patterns facing Georgia Tech and higher education.

Job Duty 8 -
Identify data standards and best practices for data management and maintain knowledge on a broad range of data repositories including their submission, data ownership, and use arrangements.

Job Duty 9 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, Business, Marketing Research, Statistics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
The job requires one who is task and detail toiiveted; flexible, and able to perftom multiple, various tasks concurrivetly. Excellivet communications skills are required as well as the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems that are varied t nature.

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of statistical software (Tableau, SPS, STATA, SPSS or R), proficiency in SQL Advanced statistics knowledge Experience in higher education or research

Preferred Experience
Five to seven years of higher education experience

Annual salary based on education and experience: $106,474 - $112,000

SKILLS
Working knowledge of integrated information systems and reporting practices. Ability to analyze data from large databases, knowledge of advanced query, reporting, statistical analysis and data mining. Demonstrated understanding of the research data lifecycle from the data acquisition to curation and the tools used to manage those data throughout the process. Experience leading and managing service, product or project teams required. Experience working with data management required. Excellent interpersonal skills, strong team-orientation, and professional attitude. Highly organized and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously. Strong project planning, management and execution skills. Self-motivated, proactive, and willing to take on new challenges and solve problems. Excellent written and communication skills.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

Up to 10% travel required for this position.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia ).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit

Please submit your responses to the following questions as a Word or PDF document as the Attachment Type "Additional Documents". Each response should be within 500 words:

1. Describe your key factors in developing an effective team, especially in an institutional research or higher education context.
2. Describe your approach to handling and fulfilling ambiguous and ill-defined requests for data and/or analysis.
3. Explain your method for learning new software and working with unfamiliar data.

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