Decision Support & Official Reporting

• Under direction of the VPPP, lead analysis and visualization of student, academic, and administrative data to inform strategy, resource allocation, and CQI.
• Own official reporting (e.g., IPEDS, WCCC/state, federal/state accountability files) and institutional effectiveness outputs; maintain a reproducible workflow.
• Build and maintain executive dashboards and recurring KPI reports with documented metric definitions, refresh cadence, and QA checks.
• Triage and fulfill ad-hoc requests using a transparent intake and prioritization process aligned to strategic priorities.
• Own survey and instrument design for institutional studies (e.g., course evaluations policy standards, climate, engagement, ad-hoc studies): define constructs, write/validate items and scales, and set methodological design, administration, and response-rate targets.
• Oversee survey analytics and reporting: produce summary reports for leaders and departments, with clear KPI definitions and longitudinal trend analyses.
• Coordinate survey calendars with Academic Affairs and units; approve instruments and changes; monitor fieldwork and response-rate campaigns; conduct post-mortems to improve future cycles.

Data Governance, Quality, & Systems

• Support the data governance framework: data standards, definitions, stewardship roles, and change control by serving on appropriate data councils. 
• Implement data quality controls (e.g., validity, completeness, timeliness) with documented checks, monitors, and exception handling.
• Ensure lawful/ethical use of data (FERPA, privacy); manage access models and audit trails in coordination with ITS.
• Serve as LCCC data liaison to state bodies (e.g., WCCC Data Governance & IR Council) and coordinate required technical alignments.
• Publish and enforce survey governance, including release standards, and documentation in the Institutional Data Dictionary. 

Office Leadership & Operations

• Supervise day-to-day IR operations; select, train, coach, and evaluate staff.
• Publish an annual IR operational plan (roadmap, milestones, owners) and manage backlog and delivery cadence.
• Maintain SOPs and reproducible code/assets (version control, documentation, peer review).
• Prepare and manage the IR budget, steward analytic tools and licenses.
• Ensure reproducible survey workflows; oversee vendor/platform alignment (e.g., Watermark) in partnership with the Executive Administrative Specialist (operational admin). 

Collaboration & Data Literacy

• Partner with Academic Program Review, Institutional Assessment, and service units to design applied studies that support CQI.
• Offer consults/training (e.g., IR Office Hours, clinics on KPI definitions, interpreting dashboards, and data ethics) with post-session resources and follow-up.
• Participate in relevant committees and professional associations to keep practice current and bring back actionable improvements.

Education and Experience Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a research-intensive discipline (e.g., statistics, economics, data science, mathematics, social/behavioral sciences, public policy, educational research/measurement, information/data sciences, computer science) from a regionally accredited institution. 
• 3+ years full-time experience in institutional research, educational analytics, or assessment in a higher-education setting (institution, system office, or state agency). 
• 2+ years leading end-to-end research design for continuous improvement, including quantitative methods and program evaluation experience. 
• Demonstrated proficiency with SQL and SAS, R, Python, or similar analytic tool for data prep/analysis and a modern BI tool (e.g., Power BI or Tableau) for dashboarding.
• Experience with official reporting (e.g., IPEDS/state submissions), data quality reconciliation, and maintaining standard definitions/metrics.

*In lieu of the required degree, candidates with equivalent professional experience, industry certifications, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree in statistics, economics, data science, mathematics, social/behavioral sciences, public policy, educational research/measurement, information/data sciences, or computer science
• 5+ years of directly related experience working in Institutional Research in higher education 
• Experience supervising personnel, developing a departmental budget, and establishing/maintaining IR policies/SOPs.

Director, Institutional Research

Laramie County Community College

Cheyenne, WY

See full posting details here:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lcccwy/jobs/5123753/director-institutional-research

 Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time, benefited Managerial 5 level position. Starting salary range: $82,820.00 - $93,623.00/annually, depending upon experience.

• Educational Benefits for the employees and dependents
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 17 Paid Holiday/Closure Days
• Three Paid Personal Days
• Healthcare/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Generous Retirement Benefits - 14.62% Employer Paid/4% Employee Paid
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Onsite Childcare Center
• Professional Development Opportunities

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Director, Institutional Research (IR), is a full-time benefited position responsible for the leadership and development of a comprehensive IR department to support the College’s mission and strategic initiatives. This individual leads the efforts of IR staff to empower LCCC’s internal and external stakeholders to use and understand data objectively, consistently, and with integrity for planning and decision-making purposes. The IR Director supports the Performance & Planning Division in data use for performance measurement functions throughout the College.

See official posting for specific position responsibilities (link at the top of this posting).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a research-intensive discipline (e.g., statistics, economics, data science, mathematics, social/behavioral sciences, public policy, educational research/measurement, information/data sciences, computer science) from a regionally accredited institution. 
• 3+ years full-time experience in institutional research, educational analytics, or assessment in a higher-education setting (institution, system office, or state agency). 
• 2+ years leading end-to-end research design for continuous improvement, including quantitative methods and program evaluation experience. 
• Demonstrated proficiency with SQL and SAS, R, Python, or similar analytic tool for data prep/analysis and a modern BI tool (e.g., Power BI or Tableau) for dashboarding.
• Experience with official reporting (e.g., IPEDS/state submissions), data quality reconciliation, and maintaining standard definitions/metrics.

*In lieu of the required degree, candidates with equivalent professional experience, industry certifications, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree in statistics, economics, data science, mathematics, social/behavioral sciences, public policy, educational research/measurement, information/data sciences, or computer science
• 5+ years of directly related experience working in Institutional Research in higher education 
• Experience supervising personnel, developing a departmental budget, and establishing/maintaining IR policies/SOPs.

 http://www.lccc.wy.edu/about/humanresources

http://lccc.wy.edu/

Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time, benefited Managerial 5 level position. Starting salary range: $82,820.00 - $93,623.00/annually, depending upon experience.

• Educational Benefits for the employees and dependents

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 17 Paid Holiday/Closure Days

• Three Paid Personal Days

• Healthcare/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Generous Retirement Benefits - 14.62% Employer Paid/4% Employee Paid

• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave

• Onsite Childcare Center

• Professional Development Opportunities