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Data Modeling Analyst

🇺🇸 Syracuse, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $62K - $90K

💻 Data Science

🗓️ September 1st, 2025

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Syracuse University is hiring a Data Modeling Analyst for the Whitman School of Management. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining dashboards, reports, and datasets to improve operational performance across various administrative areas. The analyst will collaborate with internal and external campus teams to build effective data models, reporting structures, and visualizations tailored to end-user needs.

Highlights
  • Design and develop comprehensive dashboards, analyses, reports, and datasets supporting operational functions such as career services, engagement, classroom management, rankings, assessment, and budgeting.
  • Collaborate with data custodians, the data warehouse team, IT staff, and administrative units to ensure effective data modeling and reporting.
  • Create interactive visualizations with filtering and drill-down features using tools like PowerBI and Tableau.
  • Perform data analysis, statistical evaluations, and develop complex SQL queries for data processing and validation.
  • Document data management workflows, monitor dashboards, and address data quality and integrity issues.
  • Develop training programs featuring in-person sessions and on-demand videos to encourage tool usage.
  • Required skills include proficiency in data modeling and visualization tools, understanding of relational and dimensional databases, SQL knowledge, and preferred experience with SPSS, SAS, or R.
  • Qualifications require a Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, or related field plus a minimum of four years relevant experience.
  • Full-time exempt position with a pay range of $62,400 to $90,000 annually.
  • Supports various departments and programs within the Whitman School, assisting executives and non-technical stakeholders in data-driven decision-making.

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Posting Details
Posting Details
Job # 042148
Department Code 21201-2010
Department School of Management
Job Title Data Modeling Analyst
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range $62,400 - $90,000
Pay Determination
Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; the university’s strategic priorities; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.
Staff Level S5
FLSA Status Exempt
Hours
Standard University business hours.

8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type Full-time
Campus Syracuse, NY
Unionized Position Code Not Applicable
Job Description
The Whitman School of Management is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Modeling Analyst to join our operations team. The successful candidate will be critical in designing, developing, and maintaining comprehensive dashboards, analyses, reports, and datasets that inform and enhance the performance of our administrative and operational processes. Reports and dashboards will monitor operations and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of career services, internal/external engagement, classroom management, rankings, assessment, performance management, budget, and other activities related to the Whitman School of Management.

This person will proactively work with internal and external campus personnel, including data custodians, the data warehouse team, and internal IT staff, to ensure seamless collaboration and effective data modeling. They will coordinate across offices to build and execute on data structures, reporting, and visualizations, that focus on end-user adaptation and requirements.
Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills and Knowledge
  • Proficiency with data modeing and visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau).
  • Experience with statistical programming software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R) is preferred.
  • Understanding of relational and dimensional databases and SQL.
  • Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with executives and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Data Visualization and Reporting:
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand and translate their data needs into compelling data stories.
  • Develop and present operational and strategic data visualizations to address critical business questions and key performance metrics.
  • Create interactive dashboards with features like filtering and drill-down to enable insightful data exploration.
  • Ensure data accuracy and integrity in all visualizations and analyses.
Data Analysis and Management:
  • Perform comprehensive data analysis, including statistical evaluation, to inform decision-making processes.
  • Develop and manage complex SQL queries and database transformations.
  • Process, clean, and validate data integrity for analysis.
  • Document all aspects of data management, focusing on retrieval, data gaps, programming, workflows, and security.
Collaboration and Support:
  • Work closely with internal teams such as Whitman IT, and all other administrative units.
  • Forge strong connections with various departmental and program teams to ascertain and cater to their specific individual, management, and leadership reporting needs.
  • Assist in data collection and dashboard design for external and internal reporting.
  • Create training program that includes in-person opportunities and on demand videos to promote usage of new tools.
Quality and Standards:
  • Advocate for high data quality and standards.
  • Contribute to the development of systems and procedures for improved data handling and reporting.
  • Monitors and maintains data and dashboards.
  • Responsible for identifying and communicating any potential issues with data or tools quickly and clearly to appropriate team members.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
Tools/Equipment
Not Applicable
Application Instructions
In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter.
About Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
About the Syracuse area
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
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Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.
Commitment to Supporting and Hiring Veterans
Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University’s contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.
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Syracuse University fosters a welcoming learning environment where students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all aspects of campus life reflect a broad range of perspectives and experiences. The University community values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to engage with and appreciate the richness of backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences that shape our society. To achieve this, we strive to cultivate a community that respects and encourages open dialogue, understanding, and mutual respect.

Quick Link https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/110597
Job Posting Date 08/14/2025
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