Assistant Vice President and Chief Data Officer

Details

Posted: 28-Apr-24

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Executive
Executive Director

Internal Number: 226418

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an innovative and engaged leader to serve as Assistant Vice President and Chief Data Officer (CDO). Reporting to the Vice President for Financial Planning and Analytics & Chief Budget Officer within the University Finance and Administration (UFA) division, the Assistant VP & CDO will be a highly collaborative thought leader, partnering with all stakeholders across all campuses within Rutgers University, to understand their data needs and deliver analysis and insights to support data-informed decision making. This is a tremendous opportunity for the Assistant VP & CDO to lead and advance analytics in support of achieving Rutgers' goals by leveraging the institution's data assets and enabling a data-driven division structure in support of the university. With overall responsibility for the Office of Data Analytics (ODA) within UFA, the Assistant VP & CDO will provide the leadership and vision to effectively serve the financial related data and reporting needs of academic, administrative and research units. The Assistant VP & CDO will work in close partnership with the Office of Information Technology as well as across the UFA division and across the four campuses within Rutgers University.
The Assistant VP & CDO will fully evaluate the existing environment and develop the strategy to transform data analytics across the UFA division. This leader will be specifically tasked with the following: creating a structure that allows for better coordination across the highly talented team within ODA and distributed groups across the university; help ensure an effective and transparent governance structure and lead in developing a robust culture of analytics, converting the capabilities and value that data can provide to the UFA division and the university.
The ideal candidate will be a collaborative leader, capable of building strong trusting relationships with experience leading an analytics function in a complex institution. The ability to develop, communicate and execute on a vision along with having a passion for serving the public mission of higher education is essential. The Assistant VP & CDO will provide strong strategic and operational management while developing and empowering the team within ODA. The Assistant VP & CDO will have experience with a host of analytics tools and platforms, including Oracle and several others.
The Assistant VP & CDO will be at the center of a complicated ecosystem, ensuring that the data and analytics structures and capabilities of the UFA division are aligned with the organization's mission, strategy, and objectives. It is an exciting time at Rutgers as the university continues to progress in analytics and enhance their systems across the university. Working within a leading research university in a vibrant college community, the CDO will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in helping shape Rutger's future success in building a culture that appreciates and utilizes tools and analytics to advance its institutional goals.
Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Responsible for developing and governing the collection, management, and storage of data across the division and analyzing and deriving insights from data to inform business strategy and value to drive financial decisions.
• Evaluates the existing environment and develops the strategy to transform financial data analytics across the division and help provide that same guidance across the university.
• This leader will be specifically tasked with the following: creating a structure that allows for better coordination across the highly talented teams within UFA and distributed groups across the university; help develop, support, and ensure an effective and transparent governance structure and lead in developing a robust culture of analytics, champion the capabilities and value that data can provide to the university as a whole
• Provides strong strategic, technical, and operational management while developing and empowering the team within ODA. The Assistant VP & CDO will have significant experience with a host of analytics tools and platforms.
• Be at the center of a complicated ecosystem, helping ensure that the data and analytics structures and capabilities of the division are aligned with the organization's mission, strategy, and objectives.
• Works within a leading research university in a vibrant college community, the Assistant VP & CDO will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in helping drive the division's analytic success.
• UFA is committed to building a culturally diverse community of professionals dedicated to contributing to an inclusive environment. The Assistant VP & CDO will be a key player in establishing and sustaining a data governance infrastructure that fosters a culture of trust and shared responsibility for the ethical use of administrative data for institutional strategic purposes.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, information technology or related discipline.
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience in a data-related position, including experience in data management, data analysis, and data strategy.

City: Piscatway

State: NJ

Posting Number: 24ST0985

Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
Connections working at Rutgers University
More Jobs from This Employer
https://main.hercjobs.org/jobs/20042307/assistant-vice-president-and-chief-data-officer
Return to Search Results