IAR Data Analyst

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Professional 308 Pay Range: $75,200.00 - $112,700.00 **Job Description** Want to use your data skills to improve how thousands of students learn? At WGU, data drives decision-making, from course design to student support. As a Data Analyst on our Learning Program Analytics team, you'll work with large-scale, high-value datasets to help evaluate what's working and what's not, so we can help every student succeed. You'll partner closely with cross-functional teams to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights using rigorous analytical methods. **What You'll Do** - Analyze large datasets to uncover trends and deliver actionable insights that inform program development and student engagement strategies - Build, maintain, and enhance dashboards and data visualizations, including consolidating and improving existing reporting assets - Translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements and deliver clear, data-driven solutions - Partner with Data Engineering to support ETL and data pipeline development - Perform ad hoc analyses and communicate findings through compelling data storytelling - Identify and resolve data quality issues to ensure accuracy and reliability of insights - Apply descriptive statistics and analytical methods to identify patterns and support sound conclusions - Document methodology, sources, and insight history to support transparency and reproducibility - Understand and apply relevant data governance and security policies to access, use, and store data responsibly - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Program Development, Product, and Decision Intelligence to support key initiatives - Build toward greater autonomy in driving tasks and small-scale projects, with growing independence in tracking progress and navigating dependencies **What You'll Bring** - Bachelor's degree in a related discipline - 3 years of related experience in Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, Decision Intelligence, Research, Learning Science, or Behavioral/Cognitive Psychology - Strong SQL skills and experience querying large datasets - Experience with Tableau or Power BI for data visualization - Experience working with ETL or ELT processes and data pipelines - Solid working knowledge of descriptive statistics and analytical methods, with the ability to apply them to real-world datasets to identify trends and support data-driven conclusions - Ability to apply sound judgment and analytical thinking to identify root causes of data issues and inform recommendations **Bonus Points** - Experience working with large-scale datasets containing millions of records - Familiarity with Databricks or similar data platforms - Experience contributing to das…