Institutional Data Analyst

Location, Job Title, Benefits

Rocky Vista University in Ivins, UT has an opening for an

Institutional Data Analyst (Full-Time)

To be considered for this position, applicants should submit a resume/cover letter and salary expectations on our Careers page .edu.

$23.25 - $27.50 per hour. The salary of the selected finalist(s) will be determined by skill, knowledge, experience, education, and credentials.

RVU offers a full benefits package including Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, 2 weeks minimum accrued paid vacation per year, 12 accrued sick days per year, personal days, 13½ paid holidays, and a 401(K) match up to 7% based on the employee’s contribution.

We are Rocky Vista University (RVU), a diverse, equitable, and inclusive healthcare education university that recognizes, values, and respects the differences reflected in our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We strive to be compassionate healthcare educators and practitioners who embrace and champion inclusive excellence.

RVU is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Rocky Vista University seeks a highly collaborative professional with a profound curiosity about data to serve as a key technical leader in managing the office’s institutional data environment.

As a statistician, survey design expert, and data steward, this professional will collaborate strategically and collegially with business partners across the institution to contribute to RVU’s culture of data‑informed continuous improvement and to help the institution realize its commitment to data‑informed decision‑making.

Reporting to the Manager of IRR, the incumbent will follow clear processes and timelines for institutional research and data governance—including data collection, cleaning, transformation, analysis, and reporting. A values‑oriented professional with strong interpersonal skills, the Institutional Data Analyst will work with departments and programs to extract and report data for various purposes and constituents, both internal and external.

NOTE: This position is housed on site at RVU’s campus in Ivins, Utah.

• Provide expertise regarding survey design, sampling, deployment, data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• Conduct and accurately interpret higher‑level statistical analyses (such as multivariate analyses, predictive modeling, etc.) using SPSS or similar software.
• Fulfill data requests from colleagues across the institution, collaborating and communicating to ensure the finished product meets the needs of the requesting party.
• Contribute to institutional accreditation, state, and federal reporting requirements.
• Write and troubleshoot ad‑hoc SQL queries to fulfill data requests; update and maintain existing queries to ensure accuracy.
• Develop, collect, and distribute a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative institutional data to inform and support the ongoing planning processes of the University.
• In collaboration with IT business partners, contribute to a sustainable data governance strategy to ensure consistent and accurate report functions.
• Assist with management of the IRR ticket system to ensure project prioritization in alignment with RVU’s mission and goals.
• Provide support for strategic planning, institutional accreditation, and institutional assessment and evaluation processes as requested.
• Assist faculty and staff in identifying appropriate data collection methods, policies, and procedures to ensure reliable, appropriate, and legal use of institutional and personally identifiable information.
• Establish and implement data query methods to ensure streamlined collection and reporting demands.
• Understand, adopt, and work with multiple software programs that collect and analyze data, and conduct internal and external research to create data sets and metrics that inform decision‑making.
• Perform other duties as assigned.