Institutional Research Analyst

Posting Number : Staff_0403399

Classification Title :

Staff

Working Title :

Institutional Research Analyst

Datatel Position ID :

PLIE3INREANA1A

Annual Hours : 12 Months

Placement Range :

51,066.40 - $57,449.70

Position Type : Regular

Job Category : Exempt

General Description :

The Institutional Research Analyst gathers, manages, and analyzes a wide range of institutional data – both from within the College and from regional and national sources – to inform decisions, support student success, and meet compliance and accreditation requirements.

Reports To :

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

What position(s) reports to this position? :

None

Minimum Education / Experience :

Bachelor’s degree and minimum (2) years’ experience including research, data analysis, and information dissemination in an educational setting

Master’s degree in Behavioral Research, Data Analytics, Statistics or related field

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Knowledge :

Research methods, survey design, and statistical analysis

Database software and reporting frameworks

Data querying, cleaning, and transformation

Skills :

Database or statistics programming (e.g. SAS, R, Stata and similar)

Measurement and research design

Communication about data / statistics with all levels of data literacy

Abilities :

Ability to synthesize and summarize data

Ability to communicate complex findings clearly and effectively—both visually and in writing

Able to translate raw data into actionable insight

Physical Demands / Working Conditions :

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :

Sedentary work : The person in this position may occasionally exert up to 10 pounds of force to grasp, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

This position requires the person to frequently communicate with and listen to administration, staff, faculty, students, and others to perform the essential functions of the position. Must be able to exchange accurate information in various situations.

This position requires the person to frequently move about the office and OCCC campuses to perform the essential functions of the position.

This position frequently requires the person to operate a computer, other office equipment, and mobile devices to perform the essential functions of the position.

This position requires the person to frequently operate equipment that involves repetitive motions of hands and wrists.

This position requires the person to frequently position self to access materials that may be above head or at ground level.

This position requires the person to perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

This position requires the person to judge, observe and assess the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations.

This position performs the essential functions in an indoor, office setting.

Work is performed in a relatively safe and secure normal indoor, office setting.

Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

Work is performed during normal office hours; however, some evenings and weekends may be required during peak periods.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with a large database system (Evisions Argos or similar)

Interactive Dashboard design (Tableau, PowerBI, SAS Viya, etc.)

Familiarity with SQL

Required Training :

Quarterly compliance training as assigned by institution

Work Hours :

Monday through Friday; 8 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm

Some additional hours may be required on occasion.

Department :

Institutional Effectiveness

Job Open Date : 07 / 17 / 2025

Open Until Filled : HR Contact :

Beth Holmes

Special Instructions to Applicants :

Applicants are to thoroughly complete the online application and attach the following required documents : cover letter, resume, and transcript conferring highest degree.

Applicants who do not attach the required documents will not be considered for the position.

For application assistance, please contact Human Resources at (405) 682-7542, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 : 00 AM and 5 : 00 PM.

Job Duties (Position Specific) :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Job Duties (Duties Assignment Statement) :

Design and run database queries to gather data for internal use and external reporting

Use appropriate tools to clean, transform, filter, and compile data as needed

Build informative dashboards and easy-to-digest reports that illuminate key trends and outcomes

Employ data analytics to assess student retention, graduation, academic progress, and other key areas

Collaborate with faculty and staff to understand their data needs and deliver customized reporting solutions

Prepare and submit structured data for compliance, accreditation, and other reporting needs

Design and administer surveys

Job Duties (Safety / Policy & Procedures) :

Abide by the policies and procedures published in the Board of Regents Policies and College Policies & Procedures

Contribute to a safe educational & working environment.

Adhere to established safety and health procedures and practices for the purpose of providing injury and illness prevention for self and others.

Complete quarterly health and safety training pursuant to OCCC’s established safety and health procedures and practices.

Participate in all applicable OCCC emergency, evacuation, shelter in place drills, and be prepared to take action and assist others in taking appropriate action should a health or safety emergency occur.