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Job Description
Faculty Affairs Data & Operations Analyst | Posting Details
Posting Details Institution The University of South Dakota
Working Title Faculty Affairs Data & Operations Analyst
Posting Number
CSA02741P
Department USD-Dean of the Medical School
Physical Location of Position (City) Sioux Falls
Posting Text The University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine is seeking a Faculty Affairs Data & Operations Analyst to support and lead faculty affairs operations across clinical departments. This position is responsible for faculty data management, reporting, recruitment coordination, onboarding, and promotion and tenure processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, andpliance across institutional systems. Serving as the primary representative and point of contact for the
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Office of Faculty Affairs, the analyst acts as a key liaison with regional clinical partners to guide clinicians through faculty appointment, onboarding, and clinical promotion processes. Responsibilities include maintainingprehensive faculty databases; generating reports to support leadership, accreditation, and strategic planning; tracking promotion and tenure timelines; and assisting with academic promotion and tenure review. This position also leads analysis of faculty data trends to support curriculum planning and institutional decision making, identifies opportunities to streamline processes, and ensurespliance with academic policies and standards. The role works closely with Clinical Department Chairs, healthcare system partners, and institutional leadership to assess promotion readiness, support faculty development, and strengthen the faculty pipeline. In addition, acting as lead department manager, this position provides oversight and leadership of departmental administrative staff. The position ensures consistent implementation of faculty processes, standardizes workflows, and improves operational efficiency across units. The analyst works to strengthenmunication and coordination across departments, supports staff development and performance management, and partners with leadership to maintain high-quality, consistent administrative support for faculty activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience managing data systems, including maintaining databases, ensuring data accuracy, and generating reports for leadership.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret trends, identify data inconsistencies, and support strategic planning.
Excellent written and verbalmunication skills, with the ability tomunicate clearly with faculty, administrators, clinical partners, and staff.
High attention to detail, particularly when reviewing faculty dossiers, tracking promotion timelines, or preparing official records.
Demonstratedanizational and time‑management skills, including managing multiple concurrent processes such as recruitment cycles, promotions, and reporting deadlines.
Experience supervising staff, including training, performance evaluation, and process improvement.
Experience developing or revising policies, workflows, or administrative procedures.
Experience working with clinical partners, healthcareanizations, or distributed faculty networks. This position offers state health insurance and benefits, which includes a retirement plan with 6% matching, 10 hours of annual leave each month, 9.34 hours of sick leave each month, and 11 paid holidays. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position. Posting Date 06/17/2026
Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes
First Consideration Date 06/28/2026
Advertised Salary $26.00 - $29.00 depending on qualifications and experience
Duration of the Term 12 months
If Other, describe duration Appointment Percent 100
Work Hours
M-F 8AM-5PM
Typical Hours Worked Per Week Appointment Type Regular
Scope of Search External (includes Internal)
If internal, define scope of search This position requires No Requirement
If other, please indicate Department Description and Cultural Expectations Equal Employment Opportunity Statement USD ismitted to fostering a dynamic and weing working and learning environment for all. USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspectives; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. USD ismitted to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse. Information Jason Kemnitz, EdD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Jason.
Kemnitzusd.edu
Working Conditions
Cognitive Requirements Please check the appropriate response that describe the cognitive requirements for this position. Analyzing, Comprehend, Frequent Change, Intense Customer Interaction, Logic, Memory, Multiple Priorities, Multiple Stimuli, Pace-average, Reading, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication
Protective Clothing/Equipment Please check the appropriate response for this position's use of the following protective clothing or equipment. If other protection is used please identify Physical Requirements Please designate the physical requirements of this position Fine Finger Manipulation (keyboarding, pipefitting, bench work, etc), Repetitive Motion, Sitting for sustained periods of time, Standing for sustained periods of time, Use Both Hands, Use of Either Hand, Independently, Wrist Movement (twisting or rotating)
Describe any of the conditions selected Sensory Requirements Please check the appropriate response that describe the sensory requirements for this position. Hearing, Speaking
Working Conditions & Exposures Working Conditions or Exposures (or potential exposures) that this position may encounter during the course of the work day. Please describe, in more detail, any of the conditions checked above Working Environment Check the appropriate box(es) that best describes the environment in which the primary function of the position is performed. Office Environment
If you have indicated Other Environment, if work tasks involve one or more of the above, or if further explanation is necessary, please use the space provided.