Director, Research System & Analytics

Job Summary Under the direction of the AVP, Research Business Operations and Technology in the Office of Research & Innovation, the Director will lead the Research Systems & Analytics (RS&A) team within the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI)

The incumbent serves as the subject matter expert and is responsible for oversight, implementation, ongoing management, and support of all research systems, data, reporting, ORI websites, and all associated training and communications for the university

Under the Director’s leadership, RS&A will develop a comprehensive understanding of policies, business processes, and governance models within the research enterprise and use this knowledge to ensure it is well-supported by information systems

The Director oversees one direct report who is responsible for various operational aspects of the RS&A organization

Essential Functions Project Implementation and Systems Management: Serve as the project manager for a university-wide research administration enterprise system replacement project

Oversight and management of all day-to-day project activities, including but not limited to planning, scheduling and resource management, stakeholder relationships, risk analysis and mitigation, quality control, and project communications

Oversight and management of all day-to-day implementation plan activities/tasks, including but not limited to requirements gathering, design/functional/configuration efforts, stakeholder engagement, testing development and execution, change management and training planning/development/delivery

Oversight and management of all post-production system support and continuous improvement activities