The Director of Institutional Research & Analytics will lead the Office of Institutional Research & Analytics (OIRA), a core function of the Office of the Provost that supports Harvard鈥檚 leadership by providing institutional data analysis and reporting. OIRA serves as a trusted resource for implementing best practices in data synthesis and translation and supports a broad set of university functions.
In this role, the position will direct the development and execution of a portfolio of strategic analytics projects for the University in partnership with the Associate Provost for Institutional Research & Analytics and the Associate Director for Analytics. The Director will also provide guidance and strategic management of the office鈥檚 institutional reporting function. The Director will manage both the Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics teams within OIRA.
The Director will be responsible for working with stakeholders across the University on institutional research, survey, and analytics consulting projects that leverage existing data resources, encourage the integration of multiple data sets across traditional organizational boundaries, and involve rigorous and robust statistical methods.
The Director is an expert in research design, statistical analysis, and data visualization, with a proven ability to communicate complex findings to various audiences. This position reports directly to the Associate Provost for Institutional Research & Analytics and is a highly visible role within the University鈥檚 analytics community.
Job-Specific Responsibilities:
The Director of Institutional Research & Analytics will play a pivotal role in OIRA by identifying ways to improve efficiency in the institutional reporting function and by managing the office鈥檚 growing set of analytics and consulting projects. Outlined below are the primary focus areas for this position. However, the expectation is that as OIRA鈥檚 portfolio expands, the responsibilities of the Director of Institutional Research & Analytics may evolve.
Analytics Strategy Development & Execution
Analytics Consulting Leadership
University Reporting Leadership
OIRA Team Management
Accreditation Coordination
Data Literacy & Community Building
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