Senior Analyst (Data Strategy and Analytics)

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $94K - $144K 💻 Data Science 🗓️ July 1st, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Analyst (Data Strategy and Analytics) for the Data Strategy Office within The New Brunswick Chancellor’s Budget Office. The role requires leading institutional data compilation, analysis, visualization, and reporting to support decision making while collaborating with university leadership and stakeholders to develop data-driven solutions under minimal supervision.

Highlights

Provide analytical support for data use strategy across academic and administrative units.
Lead data compilation, analyses, visualizations, internal reporting, data management, and data governance.
Collaborate with school/college leadership and departments to identify data elements and analytics tools for institutional questions.
Use a range of data extraction, analysis, and visualization tools including SQL, SAS, R, Python, SPSS, Tableau, and Power BI.
Require at least a bachelor's degree with emphasis on quantitative skills and 3+ years’ experience in institutional research or related roles.
Experience with higher education administrative/student information systems and strong MS Excel skills preferred.
Work independently with creativity and discretion under minimal supervision.
Full-time exempt position classified at Grade 06 with a salary range of $94,047 to $143,887 annually.
Part of the Admin Assembly (MPSC) union; uses PeopleSoft payroll system.
Position requires a 37.5-hour work week under a 12-month appointment with ABP pension eligibility.