Senior Strategic Data Analyst (Predictive Analytics)

Location: Tampa, Florida, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a public research university serving approximately 50,000 students across campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee, and USF Health.

What you will do

• Build, publish, and maintain interactive enterprise-level dashboards for strategic plan KPIs.
• Write, optimize, and maintain complex end-to-end SQL queries using student, human resources, and financial systems.
• Blend cross-functional data while maintaining data integrity, consistency, security, and documented query logic.
• Develop predictive models, forecasts, and scenario analyses for student success, retention, and institutional performance metrics.
• Monitor Florida State University System Performance-Based Funding and Preeminent metrics, identify potential shortfalls, and recommend proactive interventions.
• Present analytical findings to executive leadership and board members and facilitate requirements discovery with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field, or up to four years of direct experience as an equivalency.
• Five years of experience in data management, business intelligence, or institutional research.
• Expert-level proficiency writing complete, advanced SQL queries from scratch.
• Experience building production-level dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Experience collaborating successfully with multi-level institutional stakeholders.
• Experience using predictive analytics tools or statistical programming with Python or R.
• Employment eligibility requirements in the United States apply; this position does not support visas.
• The position may be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Three years of experience in data management, business intelligence, or institutional research.
• Prior experience within the Florida State University System.
• Familiarity with Banner, OracleHR, or equivalent higher education ERP systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a research-focused academic environment with opportunities for employee development and advancement.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance plans.
• Retirement plan options and employee and dependent tuition programs.
• Generous leave and employee perks and discounts.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process upon request at least five working days before needed.