Data and Systems Specialist

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

University Career Development (UCD) www.career.cornell.edu is under Cornell's Division of Student and Campus Life and part of the Cornell Career Network. Our comprehensive services are open to all students and alumni, and complement the services offered through career offices in the undergraduate colleges that are tailored to more college-specific academic and career goals.

The Cornell Career Network is a collaborative, campus-wide ecosystem that helps students explore options, refine goals, and build skills and connections for success. Career development is coordinated through a hybrid model led by University Career Development, which oversees strategic planning and operations. The UCD team strategically leads a “One Cornell” approach to employer engagement, advising and education, with services and initiatives conducted in partnership with college and school-based teams across the university.

This role serves as a Data and Systems Specialist within the Career Network, supporting both technical infrastructure and analytical needs. This position manages critical career technologies/platforms, oversees user access and onboarding processes in Handshake, and ensures system reliability across the Network. As a data leader, this individual will help drive high‑quality data collection, governance, reporting, and analysis across multiple platforms—ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to data security and confidentiality standards. 

Success Factors

• Demonstrated ability to perform somewhat complex analysis to understand as well as interpret process or data needs and make appropriate recommendations for action 
• Possess a strong attention for detail, excellent organizational and time management skills, as well a proactive approach in order to manage multiple, competing priorities/projects
• Thrive in a collaborative and complex workplace, utilizing strong stakeholder relationship building skills as well as consensus-building skills in order to establish effective working relationship with multiple diverse teams or work groups.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Please note: This position is 30 hours per week with the requirement of working 1 day in office and 4 days from home. Please make sure you submit a cover letter as well as a resume when applying. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required with up to 2 years of related experience in managing data, data analytics, operations or an equivalent combination of experience and education is also acceptable
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables and working with large datasets
• Fluency in standard software including Microsoft Office suite, reporting applications, data cleaning and analysis
• Familiarity with Tableau or Power BI
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information, display sound judgement and ethics
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 
• Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field: data analytics, data management, etc.
• Data analysis experience in a higher education setting

University Job Title:

Informatics/Data Analyst II - SP

Job Family:

Administration

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Pay Range:

$31.73 - $36.88

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Caleb Yu

Contact Email:

[email protected]

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2026-08-28