Job no: 590719
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 13
Major Administrative Unit / College: University Advancement
Department: Advancement Info Sys Donor Strategy 10069727
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Professional Supervisory- APSA,
Information Technology, Union
Position Summary
A valued member of the University Advancement Business
Analytics, Data and Training Services team, the role of the Associate Director
of Business Analytics is responsible for mentoring a team responsible for
providing robust campaign performance analytics, market and customer trend
studies, web analytics, behavior analysis both ongoing and ad-hoc to support
the strategic objectives of University Advancement.
The BADTS team supports the Fundraising and Alumni
Relations efforts at Michigan State University by analyzing, interpreting and
reporting on financial and engagement statistical data in order to help support
the development of short- and long-term strategies.
Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be
acquired by completing one or two years of post-bachelor degree work, such as a
Master's in Educational Administration, Statistics, Economics or Research
Methodology; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible
or expansive work experience in research design, statistical methods and
knowledge of computer hardware and software; or an equivalent combination of
education and experience.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s,
in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Engineering or other
related discipline.
- 3+
years of business experience in statistical modeling for the purpose of
building business solutions
- Strong
experience building logistic and linear regression solutions, knowledge of
alternative modeling methodologies preferred .
- Strong
experience managing data acquisition and data organization required for
the purposes of building statistical models .
- Strong
project management experience desired; leading statistical resources on
projects highly preferred
- Ability
to clearly present statistical solutions in business terms (in a
non-statistical nature).
- Capacity
to create new ideas for statistical solutions to address customers'
business issues.
- Expertise
in utilizing statistical software package(s) (e.g., SPSS, R, data query
tools, SQL, Tableau).
- Supervisory
experience.
- Familiarity
with Ellucian’s Advance system, preferred.
- Familiarity
with Cognos system, preferred.
- Experience
working with complex, relational databases.
- 2+
years relevant experience with a proven track record of leveraging data
analysis to drive significant business impact preferred.
- Above
average capabilities with basic analysis tools of Microsoft Office (Excel,
Power Point, Outlook, Word, & Access).
- Ability
to perform thorough analysis of complex data, draw sound conclusions, and
devise actionable strategies. Expertise in predictive modeling and
scoring. Knowledge/experience in some/all of the following: Linear and
Multivariate Regression, Logistic Regression, Boosting, Decision Trees,
and Time Series Analysis.
- SQL
proficiency a plus. Excellent project management skills.
- Must
be able to organize and manage projects independently.