Job Details

Senior Institutional Research Analyst

Position Number: 6628946
Location: Kentfield, CA
Position Type: Institutional Research and Planning

Senior Institutional Research Analyst

Salary: $55.55 - $61.27 per hour
Closing Date:
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Kentfield & Indian Valley (Novato) - In Person, CA

Description

PRIORITY SCREENING DATE: October 28, 2025
Open Until Filled

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

All application materials must be received by the Priority Screening Date in order to be considered during the initial screening. Applications received after this date may be considered thereafter at the discretion of the College until the position is filled. This position performs its duties primarily on the Kentfield Campus with occasional travel to the IVC Campus in Novato, so if not already residing within the Bay Area, the successful candidate must be willing to relocate.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

College of Marin is committed to cultivating a proactively supportive, inclusive, and accountable environment where equity, equity-mindedness, anti-racism, and social justice are valued, centered, and practiced. Our mission is to employ qualified administrators, faculty, and staff who are dedicated to student success and committed to an inclusive, anti-racist campus culture that demonstrates sensitivity to and respect for a diverse population. We serve a county population of approximately 250,000 residents.

Based on Fall 2025 credit enrollment data, the diversity of students at the college includes greater representation than the county with regards to enrollment with Hispanic/Latinx (37% of enrollment), Asian (7%), Black/African American (3%), White (44%), and Multi-racial (7%) students. The high-quality education and training at the College are made possible by our faculty and staff who are committed to excellence. As of Fall 2024, COM's workforce includes Hispanic/Latinx (17%), Asian (7%), Black/African American (5%), White (57%), and Multi-racial (3%) employees.

College of Marin does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, or perception of, race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, physical disability, mental disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, family and medical care leave, military or veteran status, or prior record of arrest or conviction, and is subject to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In accordance with Executive order 11246 (as amended), the College of Marin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Under general supervision of the assigned supervisor, performs a variety of specialized research activities involved in the collection, storage, extraction, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and visualization of data related to institutional planning, effectiveness, accreditation, student success, and other areas required by outside organizations and used by staff, faculty and administrators for projects and decision-making. Utilizes scripting and analysis to maintain, update and enhance a relational database; creates, designs and produces various ad-hoc and standardized reports; develops data visualization tools; ensures accuracy and integrity of institutional data used for research, analysis and reporting; and conducts descriptive and inferential analysis standard in institutional research applications.

Essential Functions

Perform a variety of specialized research activities to support institutional and instructional effectiveness and accountability, institutional planning, curriculum and co-curricular programming, academic and non instructional program review and outcomes assessment, accreditation standards, and external reporting requirements. Work includes a strong emphasis on data warehouse maintenance and quality, quantitative data analysis, interpreting and drawing conclusions from the findings, and preparing visualizations, dashboards, reports and other materials to disseminate the findings to support data-driven decision making, strategic planning, and institutional improvement.
Independently plan/coordinate/conduct a variety of activities involved in the research, collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of data and statistics to provide information and assistance for institutional planning issues, decision-making and program planning.
Respond to and evaluate ad hoc requests for data, statistical analysis, research projects and studies; prepare requests for processing; arrange and maintain project schedules and timelines; design strategies to complete assignments; analyze and compare a variety of data solutions; make team project recommendations to the assigned supervisor.
Assist with evaluating and responding to requests for complex or original research support from within and outside the District; works independently with requesters to clarify their needs and optimize the utility of research results.
Assist with the design, development and conduct advanced institutional research projects and activities to support external/internal accountability mandates in areas such as instructional and service performance, program review, enrollment management, matriculation, outcome assessment, assessment validation, evaluations, and staff development.
Compare data and identify errors and discrepancies; make corrections, additions and modifications as needed based on standard definitions and protocols.
Use data visualization software to develop and update reports, tables, and interactive data dashboards.
Using established enterprise reporting tools, develop queries for data extraction, reporting, and analysis, with an emphasis on automatization. May include identification of data structures and sources, validation of data, and/or access multiple institutional data sources using SOL or other programming languages.
Prepare a variety of narrative and statistical records, reports and files related to institutional planning, research projects, data analysis, findings, conclusions, decision-making and assigned activities; design and produce related charts, tables and graphs.
Provide technical support, assistance and training to staff, faculty, administrators and others concerning institutional and instructional effectiveness and related data and statistics; respond to inquiries and provide technical information concerning related projects, reports, research, practices, policies and procedures.
Collaborate with the IT department to ensure quality of institutional data development and maintenance of the data warehouse for enhancement in order to facilitate research and planning activities. Develop, maintain, organize and utilize extensive data files/databases using various computer platforms and software (e.g., database, spreadsheet, and statistical).
Monitor program and administer internal surveys using web-based survey administration software.
Input, process and update a variety of data and information in assigned computer systems; create queries, extract and manipulate information, generate links to data and produce various computerized reports for use in projects, studies and analysis; merge data from various sources to create datasets for analysis; create queries in the production of a variety of reports requested by staff, faculty and administrators.
Develop and implement analysis plans for complex data sets; examine and integrate information from various sources and of variable quality; provide insights based on systematic assessment of qualitative and quantitative data; evaluate regular research operations routinely to develop consistent and compliant reporting procedures.
Receive and evaluate requests for resolving data governance issues, data tables, tracking and analysis; process requests; arrange and maintain project schedules and time lines; develop and implement strategies to complete assignments within deadline.
Organize and help develop recommendations for performance metrics and clearly defined goals to assess and evaluate after the implementation of strategies and/or activities. Track and report strategic and annual planning deliverables at appropriate intervals, recommending to supervisor corrective actions as appropriate.
Participate in the development of policies and procedures that support the College's strategic objectives and annual goals. Perform complex research and analysis of policies and procedures to ensure linkage between the College's goals, strategy, implementation, and evaluation.
Apply evaluation methodologies to synthesize information gathered in planning processes. Analyze data. identify gaps, and provide comprehensive feedback to supervisor regarding program review efficacy and efficiency.
Monitor and check in with planning teams to assist with the production of required deliverables related to strategic planning, annual planning and program review. Track overall progress on college-wide priorities and initiatives. Produce annual reports on progress.
Attend and participate in various campus-wide meetings as assigned.
Participate in listservs, conferences and other external professional development activities to stay abreast of current Chancellor's Office policies, legislation, and other issues affecting the CCC system.

Other Functions:
Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Desirables

REQUIREMENTS

Any combination equivalent to: a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics. computer science, or one of the disciplines in education or social science, Business Administration or a related field and;
Professional experience developing and maintaining relational databases, working knowledge of research methods programming languages and reporting tools. and hands-on data analysis and reporting and;
Demonstrated sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, disabilities and learning styles of community college students and staff.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of a Master's Degree in statistics or computer science from an accredited college or university; or
Master's Degree in one of the disciplines in education or social science with an emphasis on research.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES (Desirable Attributes & Skills)
KNOWLEDGE OF:

Excel, Access, SQL databases, or other database software; data visualization tools (Tableau or PowerBI), and statistical packages (Stata, SAS, R, and/or SPSS)
Knowledge of research design, methods, sampling, statistics, and analytical strategies and techniques typically used in institutional research
Statistical and mathematical computations
Standard statistical procedures related to sampling, correlation analysis, projections and other quantitative measures applied to institutional research and evaluation
Survey, study, data collection and research project design, instruments, techniques and methodology
Principles of student learning outcomes and general education outcomes
Data extraction methods through SQL programming and queries used in producing ad-hoc reports
Technical aspects of research
Principles, methods and procedures of operation computers and peripheral equipment
Record retrieval and storage systems
Data control procedures and data entry operations
Data verification and clean-up procedures
Report writing and statistical record-keeping techniques
Organization and presentation of narrative and statistical information
Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Policies and objectives of assigned programs and activities
Issues and current trends in higher education, particularly as they apply to California Community Colleges

ABILITY TO:

Design and conduct institutional research projects and studies including research design, methods, statistical analysis, qualitative research methods, and analytical techniques
Perform a variety of specialized activities involved in the research, collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of data related to institutional planning, effectiveness, accreditation, student success, assessment, and evaluation
Perform accurate mathematical and statistical calculations
Design forms and documents for various research purposes and target audiences
Analyze data, interpret findings, and provide related recommendations
Produce research reports for various audiences
Use data visualization tools to develop tables, graphs and interactive dashboards
Develop and maintain a data warehouse for institutional research purposes
Create, design and write queries in the production of a variety of reports requested by staff, faculty and administrators
Gather, validate and interpret data from a wide variety of sources
Develop quality assurance policies, procedures, and practices to ensure the validity and reliability of institutional research data
Review and verify input and output data to assure accuracy and efficiency
Assemble, organize and prepare data for records and reports
Verify and assure integrity and accuracy of data and reports
Design, post and manage complex web pages for institutional research purposes and website
Create and maintain necessary research documentation, files and records related to research projects
Presents complex findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner
Maintain the confidentiality of information
Type or input data at an acceptable rate of speed
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
Provide technical assistance/training concerning institutional effectiveness and related data and statistics
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Plan and manage multiple tasks in an organized, collaborative and transparent manner
Work independently with little direction
Meet schedules and time lines

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Prior to employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete the following:

In accordance with Federal Law all employees must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Criminal Justice/Fingerprint Clearance.
California Education Code, Section 87408.6 requires persons employed by a community college in an academic or classified position to submit to a TB risk assessment developed by CDPH and CTCA and, if risk factors are present, an examination to determine that they are free of infectious TB; initially upon hire and every four years thereafter.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS: All Marin Community College District (MCCD) employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the MCCD requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency. For more information, please see the MCCD Emergency Operations Plan.
Candidates applying for positions with the Marin Community College District may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under the California Education Code.

REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The following documents must be attached to your application in order to render it complete. Use the Attachment Type indicated in parentheses when making your attachments.

Cover Letter (cover letter) describing your interest in the position, including how you meet the minimum requirements and are qualified to perform the essential functions as listed in this job posting.
Resume (resume)
Transcript conferring Bachelor's degree or showing whatever coursework you have completed and are using as the basis for your application as described in the Requirements above, if applicable. (transcript)
Statement - Please respond to the following prompt in your own words, without using AI tools-we're interested in your authentic voice and perspective.

College of Marin's commitment to educational excellence is rooted in providing equitable opportunities and fostering success for all members of our diverse community. Practices and outcomes related to diversity and inclusion are vital measures of institutional excellence. Please share how you have incorporated principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility into your research or analytical work. In your response, describe how you ensure data is analyzed and communicated in ways that are equitable, culturally responsive, and accessible to diverse audiences.

Supplemental & Salary Information

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone
Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time
Seeing to read a variety of materials
Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to file materials
Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally
Generally the job requires 70% sitting, 15% walking and 15% standing
Office environment
Constant interruptions

SALARY INFORMATION

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Salary Range: CSEA 135

Starting Salary Range: $55.55 - $61.27 per hour (Step 1 to 3.) Normal entering step is Step 1.

Please refer to our Human Resources web site for salary schedules.

CLASSIFICATION & RETIREMENT PLAN

Employees in classifications represented by the California School Employees' Association (CSEA) Chapter 196 and are required to comply fully with the CSEA/Marin Community College District (MCCD) Collective Bargaining Agreement. General information regarding rights and responsibilities under the Agreement can be found in the Collective Bargaining Agreements section of our Human Resources site. CSEA employees are also members of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), to which the member may contribute up to 8% of their reportable compensation on a monthly basis.

WORK SCHEDULE

Campus: Kentfield

Full-time: 1.0 - Full-time

Months per Year: 12

Work Days/Hours:

Monday - Friday

7.5 Hours per Day

37.5 Hours per Week

SELECTION PROCESS

Applications must include the documents listed in the Required Documents section to be rendered complete; incomplete applications will not be accepted. Screening will begin after the priority screening date. Applicants selected to interview will be contacted to schedule an interview appointment with the screening committee; however, applicants will be notified of their status, either way, following the screening. Candidates forwarded by the committee following the first interview may be invited for a second interview. Regrettably, College of Marin is not able to offer reimbursement for travel to interviews at this time.

THE BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH COLLEGE OF MARIN
CSEA Full-time Employees:

Medical Insurance: The District offers six plan options through Kaiser and Blue Shield. Effective 10/01/2025, the District's contributions for medical insurance coverage are as follows:
Employee-only: $1,700/month
Employee plus one dependent: $2,400/month
Employee plus two or more dependents: $2,900/month

Dental and Vision Insurance - Delta Dental and VSP vision plans for employee and dependents, with no cost to employees

Vacation Leave - 90 hours of accrual annually, with additional accrual after 3, 10, and 14 years of service.

Paid Holidays - 17 paid holidays annually, which includes a paid winter holiday break at the end of December.

Sick Leave - 7.5 hours per month, 90 hours per year

Retirement through CalPERS - MCCD contributes 27.05% of employee's creditable earnings to CalPERS on a monthly basis (2024/2025). Vested after five (5) years. Mandatory employee contribution for 2024/2025 is 7% - 8%, depending on original date of membership and prior membership status.

Life Insurance - $50,000, with the option to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for the Lesser of 5x base annual salary or $500,000

Additional Retirement Savings Plans - Employees are also eligible to participate in a voluntary, tax-advantaged 403(b) or 457(b) retirement savings plan.

Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability (employee paid), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA's), pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additional Benefits (at no cost to employee):

24/7 Helpline through the Employee Assistance Program (All members)
24/7 Physician Access through MD Live (Blue Shield members).
Expert Medical Opinions through Teladoc (All members).
Generic Medications through Costco (Blue Shield members).
Enhanced Cancer Benefit through Contigo Health (Blue Shield members).
Hip, Knee, and Spine Surgical Benefit through Carrum Health (Blue Shield members).
Personal Health Coaching through Vida Health (Blue Shield members).
Physical Therapy for Back and Joint Pain (Blue Shield members).
Discounts for Gym memberships, Hearing Aids and LASIK Eye Surgery (Blue Shield members).
ClassPass Kaiser Permanente has teamed up with fitness industry leader ClassPass to make it easier for employees to exercise from the comfort of their homes. (Kaiser members).

For more information regarding MCCD's comprehensive benefit plans, please see our Marin Community College District 2025/2026 Employee Benefit Guide (Download PDF reader)

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