Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
March 1, 2026
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):
1447-NN_ADMINPRO – Administrative Planning Specialist

Business Title:
Data Scientist

Employee Type:
Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As a Data Specialist for Institutional Research , you will conduct advanced analytics to transform complex datasets into insights for institution decision-making, strategy formulation, benchmarking, and policy development. This includes using mathematical and statistical techniques, developing predictive models to forecast future outcomes, synthesizing data, and/or creating visualizations.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost, Institutional Research, System Analytics and Reporting, you will manage institutional research projects from start to finish, including scoping and defining projects, identifying and prioritizing key questions and data sources, developing data collection and analysis plans, and communicating and discussing results and recommendations to institutional leaders and stakeholders. In this role, you will work across data domains and in collaboration with other key staff to help generate reports in a variety of areas, such as research, financial aid, enrollment, student success, and faculty and staff demographics. You may also help to generate reports to meet external reporting requirements from governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and other stakeholders.

Supervisory Responsibilities: May direct the work of others on research projects.

Percentage Breakdown of Job Functions:

• 50% Analysis and Reporting
• 15% Data Governance and Data Literacy
• 10% Committee Assignments
• 10% Research, Training, and Professional Development
• 10% Project Management
• 5% Other Duties as Assigned

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE) permanent position. This position is overtime exempt.

Monthly Salary: $6,214.86 – $7,673.08 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Demonstrated experience with the following:
  • Collecting, analyzing, and/or synthesizing data for actionable insights.
  • Creating, developing, maintaining, and/or using institutional data systems and relational databases or information management systems.
  • Data management and visualization techniques.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• A master’s or doctoral degree.
• Experience in planning, organizing, and managing large, complex research projects, including managing multiple projects simultaneously and adhering to deadlines.
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data management and analysis.
• Experience using cross-domain or multi-modal data to achieve novel insights.
• Working knowledge of statistical, query based, or data management software (e.g. SQL, SAS, R, Python, Tableau, Oracle OAC).
• Experience working within an Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, or another analytical unit in higher education.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships, strong communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to share ideas, be open to the ideas of others, and work towards organizational goals.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship

Department: Institutional Research
Area/College: Office of the Provost
Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:
Full time

Position Term:
12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected].

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