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Montana State University

Chief Data Officer

🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Data Science

🗓️ June 17th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Montana State University is hiring a Chief Data Officer. The Chief Data Officer leads University Data and Analytics by managing institutional research, assessment, accreditation, reporting, and business analytics to support data-driven decision-making and communicate insights to university leadership.

Highlights
  • Lead and guide University Data and Analytics office operations.
  • Develop and maintain governance structures and strategic vision for data management at the university.
  • Direct collection, analysis, and presentation of institutional and comparative data to support policy and decision-making.
  • Manage mandated reporting to federal, state, accreditation agencies, and campus leadership.
  • Collaborate with university leadership and MSU System campuses to address data integration and analytics needs.
  • Supervise staff including operations analysts and data scientists.
  • Require advanced knowledge of research design and data management practices.
  • Proficiency with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Argos, or Power BI.
  • Master’s degree in relevant fields with five or more years in institutional research or analytics.
  • Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications; benefits eligible with full-time exempt status.