Donald Fiander Email & Phone Number

Halifax, NS, CA

Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halifax, Canada Area

A newly created position within the Provost’s Planning and Analytics Team. Long term I advise on all aspects of data at the University, including; implementation of new tools and systems, data governance and data employment. Day to day I analyze university problems with a data science lens.Core responsibilities:- Promoting data science at the university.

• In this role I provide insight to senior leadership on the use of institutional data for forward looking, data driven decision making to meet strategic objectives.As a part of the Provost's Executive team, I ensure the.
• Provide leadership in the effective use of institutional data to establish and achieve the strategic goals of the university.
• Lead and direct a team of institutional analysts and data scientists responsible for all analytics across the University.
• Manage the operations of Dalhousie Analytics to create, analyze, and disseminate timely and reliable information to support decision making.
• Ensure that internal and external data reports are clear and accurate, and presented for broad range distribution that reflects the professional stature of Dalhousie Analytics and the institution.
• Direct budget planning for the department.

In this role I led a small team of analysts and data scientists focused on Data and Advanced Analysis, reporting to the Executive Director, Dalhousie Analytics. I was responsible for the implementation of the data analytics strategy and to ensure the most effective use of Institutional Data to support both the administrative functions and faculties at.

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