Student Technology, Advising, and Retention (STAR) Data Analyst
STATUS: Full Time Grant Funded
DEPARTMENT: Academics
LOCATION: Remote
REPORTS TO: STAR Project Director
DURATION: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2031
SUMMARY:
The STAR Data Analyst serves as the analytical backbone of the Student Technology, Advising, and Retention (STAR) project. This position is responsible for developing predictive analytics, monitoring student success outcomes, maintaining data governance protocols, and creating the dashboards and reporting systems that support project implementation, continuous improvement, and U.S. Department of Education reporting requirements. The Data Analyst will integrate data across academic, advising, tutoring, career services, and AI platforms to support early identification of at-risk students and evaluate the effectiveness of project interventions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop, maintain, and continuously refine dashboards and reporting tools that monitor STAR performance measures, including retention, persistence, credential attainment, workforce readiness outcomes, student engagement, and utilization of support services.
- Design and implement predictive analytics models that identify students who may benefit from academic, financial, advising, or student support interventions.
- Integrate, validate, and analyze data from Ellucian Student Signature, Blackboard, Tutor.com, Salesforce, career services platforms, and other project systems.
- Lead data quality, cleansing, validation, and governance activities to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of project data.
- Produce quarterly and annual performance reports for project leadership, the U.S. Department of Education and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with advisors, faculty, student support personnel, and project staff to translate data into actionable student success strategies.
- Establish and maintain FERPA-compliant data governance procedures, data access protocols, and reporting standards.
- Provide data analyses and performance updates to the Project Director, Advisory Board, university leadership, and partners.
- Coordinate data collection, validation, and reporting activities with the external evaluator to support evaluation activities.
- Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying trends, monitoring implementation progress, and recommending data-informed adjustments to project activities.
- Assist with dissemination of project outcomes through presentations, reports, publications, and institutional