Key Responsibilities Acting as an internal consultant to campus stakeholders, independently analyzes complex data and translates results into visualizations and presentations to support data-informed institutional decision making. Using statistical analysis and strong problem-solving skills, designs, performs, and summarizes problems of diverse scope and with policy implications that contribute to student success, retention, and graduation goals. Implements program analytics software tools, and runs predictive analysis and forecasting models in support of organizational goals. Uses of Python to conduct data analysis. Effectively translates data analysis results into reports and presentations for organizational stakeholders, provides support in data-informed decision making to high-level organizational managers and executives. Uses various data collection methods, including social science surveys, focus groups, web scraped data to conduct analyses. Conducts ongoing analyses of data sources and data sets. Identifies issues and collaborates on developing solutions to solve business, process, service, and system challenges. Serves on internal committees and participates in cross-functional teams based on data expertise. Job Qualifications N/A Institution Description UC Merced is advancing a comprehensive data infrastructure and analytics modernization initiative to meet the university's increasing demand for high‑quality, timely, and actionable insights. Beginning with the institution's first Analytics Roadmap in 2019 and strengthened by strategic investments in 2022, the campus launched the Institutional Data and Enterprise Analytics (IDEA) project to build modern, scalable data assets and capabilities. The IDEA initiative supports descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive analytics by implementing enterprise‑grade tools for optimized data storage and performance. Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience. City: Merced State/Province/Region: CA Institution: University of California Merced Reports To: N/A Staff # Reporting to Position: 1 Reports In Office: Center for Institutional Effectiveness (CIE) #J-18808-Ljbffr