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Montana State University

Chief Data Officer

🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 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 to support institutional research, effectiveness, assessment, accreditation, mandatory reporting, business analytics, and data-driven decision-making across the university. They manage data governance, analytics strategy, and a team of analysts and data scientists to provide actionable insights to university leadership.

Highlights

  • Leads and manages the University Data and Analytics office including staff such as operations analysts and data scientists.
  • Develops and directs data governance structures and strategic vision for data at Montana State University.
  • Oversees collection, analysis, and official reporting of institutional data to federal, state, accreditation agencies, Board of Regents, and campus stakeholders.
  • Collaborates with university leadership and system campuses to integrate data and address institutional questions through analytics.
  • Supports student success and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives using data-driven approaches.
  • Requires a Master’s degree in relevant fields and at least five years of experience in institutional research or analytics.
  • Must have advanced knowledge of research design and data management, with demonstrated skill in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Argos, or Power BI.
  • Preferred qualifications include a terminal degree, higher education experience, familiarity with Ellucian Banner ERP, and data warehousing expertise.
  • Position is full-time, exempt, and eligible for benefits; salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
  • Reports to Vice President for Information Technology and involves strategic partnership with university decision-makers including President, Vice Presidents, Deans, faculty, and staff.