Assistant Director, Data Analytics

The Assistant Director of Data Analytics serves as the Data Expert for the Administrative Research Data Domain in the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) at Virginia Tech. Reporting to the IT Director and Data Steward, this position will recommend and implement project, process, and data solutions to meet the needs of the team, unit, university, and external stakeholders. The Assistant Director is responsible for the operational aspects of managing the data domain, including reporting, analytics, and management of domain data maintained within in-house systems, university data repositories, and various workflow tools. The Assistant Director provides management and guidance to a Data Reporting Analyst who provides support for routine reporting, incoming request management, documentation, quality control tasks, and other operational needs. The successful candidate must be able to manage multiple simultaneous projects, prioritize and delegate tasks, establish relationships with key stakeholders across the university, and will possess strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences. Candidate must be able to work highly independently when necessary, and equally well in close collaboration with the Data Steward, unit leadership, or project teams.

This position is eligible for hybrid or fully remote, and the work arrangement will be confirmed upon hire. As necessary, may need to be onsite for collaboration purposes.