Job No. 155811
- Job Title:
- Assistant Director, Data Management
- Employer:
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University of Missouri-St Louis
- Location:
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St Louis , MO
- Posting Date:
- 07-Jul-2025
- Description:
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Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Director of Advancement Technology, the Assistant Director of Data Management takes a leading role in database maintenance, data integrity, and records management. This role provides leadership and collaboration with key advancement and other university units to ensure the accuracy of advancement data and the efficiency of database and business processes.
The Assistant Director will manage projects through the development, implementation and execution of functional database and process improvement initiatives to support and strengthen the work of the Advancement Division. Responsibilities include data management activities such as imports from internal and external data sources, creating UMSL best practices for data entry and functional planning for the development of business intelligence reporting. This position is a strong partner to the UMSL IT team, ensuring data integrity, security, and processes are aligned and consistent with best practices.
Responsibilities:
Develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy, with the Senior Director, for data management and audit aligned with organizational goals; stay informed about advancement industry trends and best practices.
Develop and maintain procedures and data entry standards to ensure data accuracy across various liaison platforms and support quality data processes for advancement division initiatives.
Develop a data integrity review structure and operating plan. Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual data maintenance and hygiene efforts. Ensure that data is reliable, secure, and serves the organization's needs effectively.
Documents standard entry and operational procedures. Develops and deploys training materials to staff.
Assist with design and evaluation of data sets, validation tables, and the expression of business practice within the relational database toward a streamlined end user experience and efficient UMSL operations best practice. Applies problem-solving skills and data mining techniques to identify and/or address anomalies.
Protect the integrity of and mitigates risk to data through the design and implementation of audits and best practices for Advancement data management. Audits and organizes large data sets, collaborating internally to foster enhanced data accuracy for operational, reporting, and analytical purposes.
Support projects that require database changes. Implement and maintain structure and action plan for database health information. Assist with monitoring the database toward ways to improve performance and streamline workflows and operational procedure within the CRM.
Conduct research and makes recommendations on database products, services, and standards in support of database reimplementation efforts.
Work with Senior Director, Advancement Services and IT Leadership to assist with the planning of data imports, exports, and the creation of standardized business insights.
Carry out data management and guides security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security; collaborate with the Senior Director and IT to implement best practices and compliance with regulatory requirements; ensure standards and best practices for data change deployments, documentation revision, and notifications.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs, challenges and opportunities for data infrastructure enhancements; establish strong relationships with team leads to ensure the successful adoption and utilization of policies and procedures.
Serves as subject matter expert for data collection and provides guidance to ensure data submissions and extractions are consistent and accurate for internal and external use.
Works closely with data stewards to accurately capture data needs and usage for translation into database and reporting best practice for UMSL.
Develops and submits Annual Business Plan, identifying key metrics and milestones necessary to achieve annual goals.
Performs other duties as assigned.
- Contact information:
- University of Missouri-St Louis
- St Louis, MO 63121
- United States
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