Job Profile Summary

This position works with senior level administrators and faculty to enhance the college's Institutional Research, Advanced Analytics and Data Science capacity and capabilities. Develops, advocates for, and promulgates college -wide self-service business intelligence, self-service reporting, and self-service analytics. Leads adoption and assimilation of advanced analytics in areas such as Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

Incumbent proactively identifies, prioritizes and delivers results-oriented practitioner research, digital / analytical solutions that add value and bring differentiation benefits to Broward College, an agenda which is consistent with the College's overall student success agenda.

This position provides executive-level data and develops tools to promote data-informed Decision Support Systems (DSS) and Executive Decision Support (ESS). Provides thought leadership in research methods, technologies and direction to academic programs, administrative and support units. Assists the Associate Vice President, Institutional Research in designing and directing practitioner based quantitative and qualitative studies, policy analyses and evaluations using qualitative and mixed method practitioner research, surveys, statistical and mathematical predictive modeling, and advanced analytical/data science methodologies.

  

Minimum Education:
Master's degree (MA/MS) in Quantitative and/or Social Science disciplines, such as, Business, Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Education, Analytics, Big Data, Business research methodology or related fields, or any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities suitable for the position.

Minimum Experience/Training:
Over eight years of general business experience, including five years in management and three years in post-secondary or higher education or any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities suitable for the position..
Experience and proven expertise in designing, reporting and delivering analytical solutions. Desirable experience in data visualization, data modeling, data mining, data cleansing, and statistical techniques. Knowledge of unstructured data highly desirable
Experience in statistical programming languages such as R, Matlab, STATA, Lisrel; Machine Learning technologies - R, Jupyter & Python, SkLearn, Numpy. Expertise in Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning/Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse technologies would be a major advantage. Practical experience in SPSS, and general knowledge of Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Map reduce, MongoDB, Hive, Spark etc strongly preferred.

Essential Functions:
Daily -15%: Provides overall leadership for the College’s business intelligence and analytics activities with significant activities focused on student success and research preeminence performance metrics and Data Science. Oversees the development of special studies and detailed briefings to meet the information needs of the Senior College Leadership and campus Management, Deans, Associate Vice-Presidents, as well as all other college constituents.
Daily -10%: Educates end-users on data sources and self-service BI tools. Oversees the maintenance and furthers the development of BC Student Dashboard, a college-wide resource for providing the College community with key data through strategic dashboard tools. .
Daily -15%: Provides guidance and direction for all academic, administrative and support units in identifying most appropriate research methodologies, statistical analysis and evaluation methods. Interacts with internal and external clients to scope project requirements; formulates execution plans, and present results and recommendations.
Monthly -10%: Performs strategic data analysis, data modeling, and research to support business needs and strategy. Utilizes advanced analytic methods and analyses including, but not limited to, linear / non-linear regression modeling, decision tree analysis, cluster analysis, factor analysis, and survival analysis; and serving as resident expert in statistical modeling, including model development, validation, and maintenance. Effectively recommends decisions to Associate Vice President, Institutional Research.
Daily -5%: Evaluates model performance and conduct iterative model training to maximize predictive and forecast accuracy on an on-going basis. Oversees institutional data collection, management, and facilitates its use in decision – support and decision - making. Formulates and execute practitioner based research and analysis.
Annually -10%: Coordinates the college wide submission of all institutional data, oversees updates, and ensures integrity of institutional data. Coordinates and resolves data governance issues with support from IT, and the institutional data advisory team.
Monthly-5%: Conducts presentations of institutional research information to various audiences of administration, faculty, Board members and members of the community.
Daily -10%: Serves as the IR department representative in matters related to institutional research and evaluation. Performs strategic data analysis and research to support business needs and strategy.
Daily -10%: Responsible for people management of the area including recommendation of staffing, hiring, termination and discipline, setting performance standards and evaluating staff, staff development and training, etc.
Other, as Needed- 5%: Represents the college in local, state and national committees and task forces appropriate to the areas of immediate responsibility.
Other, as Needed-5%: Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Models inclusive excellence through specific actions that support the College’s mission in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of talented faculty and staff.
• In-depth functional knowledge and expertise in the development and execution of practitioner research, advanced analytics,
• executive decision support tools, DSS modeling techniques and Business Intelligence technologies
• General understanding of the external environment and how it affects academia in general and Broward in particular, including
• political, legal, environmental, educational, financial and social influences
• Strong knowledge of College structure, policies and practices, and the impact on own area
• Working knowledge of reporting tools and querying applications
• Ability to convert and present analyzed data into useful information
• Proven expertise in planning and executing operational plans, managing projects and/or programs, budgeting and cost control
• Strong managerial and team building skills, and demonstrated ability to motivate and empower direct and indirect reports to
• achieve area priorities
• Ability to diagnose, plan and manage resource requirements for own area, including staffing, budgets, equipment, etc.
• Ability to partner with others across the College and externally to exchange information, collaborate on projects, share
• resources, etc.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to reach mutual points of agreement and benefit among peers and colleagues. Superior
• communication (oral and written skills).
• A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to take on challenges.
• Ability to establish and communicate a vision, set goals, develop and execute strategies, track and measure results
• Working knowledge of data warehouse environments. Business Intelligence: Big Data, Data Warehouses, Data Mining Machine
• Learning, Data Visualization, Modeling Statistics: Correlations, Multivariate Linear Regression, Linear Regression, Naïve Bayes
• & Decision Tree Clustering

Our Culture – At Broward College, our leaders embody a culture of competence, care, character, composure, and courage. We prioritize serving each other and our students through high-quality guidance, mutual respect, resilience, and fair, thoughtful decision-making, all while upholding the values of integrity, transparency, and honesty.

Broward College offers an exceptional benefits package, including, but not limited to:

• Affordable High Quality Healthcare Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Options – Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or the FRS Investment Plan
• Wellness Program
• Vacation/Paid Time Off
• Winter and Spring Break Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement are available to employees and family members

Job Title

Senior Director, Research and Data Science

  

Position Number

P0000085

    

Job Status

Full time Regular

    

Department

Institutional Research

  

Location

Cypress Creek Administrative Center

    

Pay Grade

212

    

Salary

$77,838 - $89,513 (Salary commensurate with education and experience)

  

Work Shift

First Shift

   

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday/Weekends/Vareis

   

Hours Per Week

37.5

   

Posting End Date

Open Until Filled

   

Comments

To be considered for this position, a completed online employment application form along with a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript are required.

   

Designated Essential Personnel

No

   

FLSA Status

Exempt

   

Position Classification

Administrators

   

Special Instructions to Applicant:

For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to jobs@broward.edu or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.

Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.

**Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the “Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification” section of the application**

Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents. https://www.broward.edu/jobs/_docs/tutorial_external_applicant_broward_college.pdf. 

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.

Broward College uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States.  You will be required to complete an I-9 Form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.

  

Broward College is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from eligible veterans and spouses of veterans, underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification. For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college’s non-discrimination policies, contact the Vice President for Talent and Culture at 954-201-7449, Broward College, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact the Talent and Culture Department at nanders1@broward.edu.

Disclaimer

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted of describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Broward College reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.