Data Visualization Lead
Job description
The Data Visualization Lead is responsible for extracting, transforming, loading, visualizing, and analyzing institutional and labor market data to drive institutional effectiveness, planning, accreditation, and student success, primarily using Tableau business intelligence products. This includes managing the Tableau Server, working with other data programmers, research analysts, data coaches, and leadership in NOVA’s Office of Institutional Research to develop, customize, and automate data dashboards, interactive data visualizations, infographics, and other presentations or reports that effectively meet common stakeholder’s data and intelligence needs. This is a mid-level position.
Duties and Tasks:
- The Data Visualization Lead is responsible for performing all aspects of the data visualization process from concept and prototype, to design, launch, upkeep, and improvement. This includes navigating, connecting to, and extracting data from college data warehouses, as well as public data sources, using a combination of custom SQL queries and public APIs.
- The Data Visualization Lead designs and deploys public or internal dashboards/data solutions using Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server (and any other necessary data tools), depending on the identified data users and purpose.
- Once deployed, they maintain and optimize these existing resources, troubleshooting any end-user challenges, as well as using techniques for creative and effective visualization to make improvements/refinements as needed.
- Additional responsibilities can include consulting/collaborating with other Tableau and data users across the College as a subject-matter expert; evaluating and testing software applications; and advising analysts and leadership on fruitful new lines of inquiry and analysis.
- The Data Visualization Lead should also work to identify self-training and professional development opportunities that will increase his/her capacity and job performance, including awareness of ongoing developments in the field of higher education data analysis and research.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
- Ability to analyze user requirements and build dashboards, reports, or other BI applications according to specifications
- Able to work closely with researchers and other developers to respond to and evaluate ad hoc requests for data, research projects and studies
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, programming in SAS (or knowledge of a similar statistical programming language/software such as SPSS, Stata, R, etc.)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong presentation and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
- Highly detail-oriented
- Ability to educate and train end users
- Willing to work in a highly collaborative environment, managing multiple competing priorities and assignments
- Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community, as well as to integrate considerations of diversity, equity, and inclusion into data analysis and reporting
- Ability to self-start and consistently work independently with minimum assistance
- Ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical customers
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics, computer science, or a related field; or a combination of education, training, and experience
- Significant experience using Tableau products including Tableau Desktop, Tableau Online, Tableau Public, Tableau Server, Prep Builder, SQL, and MS Office Suite
- Some experience with Tableau Server administration, configuration, maintenance, and security.
- Proficiency in managing large data sets using SQL programming language
- Some experience with enterprise scale databases and environments such Oracle (specifically, PeopleSoft)
- Some experience with higher education, institutional research and/or academic assessment, including working knowledge of higher education data systems and metrics
- Some experience with Salesforce and Tableau integration (Connect Tableau to Salesforce)
- Graphic design experience and knowledge, including experience in Adobe Creative Suite a plus
NOVA offers eligible employees a benefits package that includes a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid leave, deferred compensation plans, paid parental leave, state employee discounts, and a solid and secure retirement program.
We strive to ensure our employees have the tools and development opportunities to support and promote NOVA’s mission. For more information about NOVA and its programs and services, please visit our website at www.nvcc.edu.
The security of our students, faculty, and staff is very important at NOVA . Please take a moment to review NOVA’s Annual Security Reports.
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field; OR a combination of education, training, and experience?
- Yes
- No
- * How many years of experience using Tableau products including Tableau Desktop, Tableau Online, Tableau Public, Tableau Server, Prep Builder, SQL, and MS Office Suite, do you possess?
- Up to 4 years
- 5-9 years
- 10-14 years
- 15 years or more
- * How many years of experience with Tableau Server administration, configuration, maintenance, and security, do you possess?
- None
- Up to 4 years
- 5-9 years
- 10-14 years
- 15 years or more
- * Are you proficient in managing large data sets using SQL programming language?
- Yes
- No
- * How many years of experience with enterprise scale databases and environments such Oracle (specifically, PeopleSoft) do you possess?
- None
- Up to 4 years
- 5-9 years
- 10-14 years
- 15 years or more
- * I understand that only information provided at the time of the application submission will be considered when determining my qualifications and only responses to
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