A master's degree or higher in data management, computer science, statistics, educational research, higher education, public policy, or a related field; At least five years of significant, progressively responsible experience in higher education or a comparably complex organization, including experience supervising employees, building high-performing teams, and leading data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting functions; Demonstrated expertise in institutional research, assessment, reporting, and qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis; Broad and sophisticated understanding of data strategy, governance, stewardship, architecture, privacy, information security, and analytic methods in a university environment; Experience with research software applications (e.g. The next Executive Director will provide institutional leadership, in partnership with Enterprise Technology Services, for data governance, stewardship, and architecture to ensure secure, accurate, reliable, and accessible data that supports regulatory reporting, contractual obligations, external requirements, institutional accountability, and lifecycle management practices that ensure data is collected, maintained, used, and retained in ways that are purposeful, efficient, and sustainable.