Osu Oregon State University

Job Summary

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity This recruitment will be used to fill one full time (1.00 FTE), Analyst Programmer: Analytics Engineer, competency level 2, position for University Information Technology at Oregon State University (OSU). At Oregon State University (OSU), University Information and Technology (UIT) is at the forefront of the university's technological transformation. UIT is dedicated to empowering the entire university community by providing secure access to the right data, tools, and services needed to navigate and shape their unique paths to success. By protecting OSU’s technological assets and managing resources efficiently, we enable the university to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. Led by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), UIT manages IT operations for OSU’s three campuses, serving students in Oregon’s 36 counties and in more than 100 countries. UIT's leadership philosophy centers around a human-centric and fully architected technology landscape, leveraging enterprise solutions for common good services while empowering individual colleges and business units to innovate and invest in their missions and initiatives. UIT designs and implements a seamless, interconnected digital ecosystem that aligns to the university’s strategic goals and maximizes impact. The division is comprised of trusted partners and consultants committed to igniting innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement by providing expert guidance and innovative solutions that support the university’s teaching, research, outreach and extension mission. Together, we are building a future where technology and education converge to create limitless possibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, Build, and Maintain Enterprise-Facing Data Assets: Design, build, and maintain enterprise-ready analytical models, semantic layers, dashboards, reports, and analytical views that support institutional operations, planning, and decision making.
• Sustainable Solution Design: Translate business requirements into well-structured, accurate, and reusable data models and reporting products in collaboration with technical and functional partners across OSU.
• Validation, Testing and Documentation : Develop and optimize data transformations, analytical models, and reporting solutions within OSU’s modern data platform, including medallion architecture and enterprise semantic model patterns. Conduct structured testing, peer review, validation, and documentation of data transformations, model logic, business rules, and reporting outputs to support trusted enterprise use.
• Innovation, Emerging Technologies and Continuous Learning: Support continuous improvement of OSU’s analytical ecosystem by reducing duplication, improving data quality and usability, and advancing sustainable self-service analytics through continuous learning, community enablement, and exploratory work with emerging analytics capabilities including responsible use of AI/ML where appropriate.
• Data Community, Learning, and Service: Strengthen OSU’s data culture by building collaborative relationships, supporting knowledge sharing and data literacy, engaging in professional development, and contributing to mentoring, service, and community initiatives that enhance team effectiveness and the university’s reporting ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• This classification requires a basic foundation of knowledge and skills in systems analysis and related programming support functions generally obtained by a bachelor's degree in computer science, or an equivalent amount of training and applied experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency using SQL in a professional setting for modeling or reporting work.
• Experience developing, validating, and maintaining data models, transformations, or analytical data products in a production environment.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports in enterprise grade tools (Power BI, Tableau etc).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex, fast‑paced team‑based environment with changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, with demonstrated ability to convey technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse team.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence.
• This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 2+ years experience developing, validating, and maintaining data models, transformations, or analytical data products in a production environment.
• Experience using at least one additional programming or scripting language (such as Python) to support data preparation, validation, or prototyping.
• Experience working in a production environment for a large, complex organization.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Professional experience working with modern, cloud‑based platforms.
• Professional experience developing data transformations using dbt or similar SQL or other programming‑based transformation frameworks.
• Demonstrated applied professional experience performing data modeling and data analytics from an operational system or ERP.
• Demonstrated experience with advanced statistical and effective storytelling techniques with data.
• Demonstrated experience independently completing data, analytics, and/or Business Intelligence related projects.

Working Conditions / Schedule

Schedule: This position will work a typical Monday – Friday schedule and will be based on the Corvallis campus. This position may at times require work outside of normal business hours and/or weekends.

Modality

This position is designated as hybrid, working both on-site and remotely. The exact amount of on‑site and remote work and schedule will be discussed with the supervisor. Hybrid work is dependent on business needs.

Salary Range

$66,132 - $122,736

Anticipated Start Date

2026-10-01

Anticipated End Date

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

Background Check & Hiring Policies

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job‑related pre‑employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre‑employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.

Working for Oregon State University

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem‑solvers and change‑makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep‑rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

Facts

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide

Locations

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state‑of‑the‑art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life.
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University. If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation. Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process. Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (541) 737-3556. See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy. Oregon State University, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX and its regulations, does not unlawfully discriminate and prohibits discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including in academic admissions and employment. The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to OSU’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both. OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA). For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: 541-737-3556, email: equal.opportunity@oregonstate.edu, mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu. Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act: