Data Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Convert intricate institutional data into precise, actionable insights that facilitate decision-making, reporting practices, and enhance student success.

• Collect requirements, create datasets, construct reports and dashboards, validate outcomes, and convey findings.

• Carry out comprehensive analytics and reporting throughout the entire lifecycle, from gathering requirements and designing solutions to development, testing, validation, documentation, deployment, and ongoing support.

• Execute data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance across various institutional data sources, including Anthology Student, enterprise data warehouses, and legacy systems.

• Utilize SQL and authorized analytical tools to assess and validate data, pinpointing trends, patterns, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Design, develop, test, and sustain institutional, operational, financial aid, compliance, and analytical reporting solutions, including Excel deliverables, Power BI dashboards, and paginated reports.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to interpret business needs into technical specifications, estimate efforts, manage expectations, and communicate recommendations.

• Work alongside data engineering, governance, and business partners on data modeling, security, quality assurance, and deployment.

• Operate within agile and scrum frameworks to prioritize tasks and assist with sprint planning.

• Utilize AI-enabled, workflow, and automation tools to enhance reporting, documentation, data preparation, validation, testing, and recurring analytics processes.

• Recognize and implement ongoing enhancements in analytics, reporting, data quality, automation, documentation, and stakeholder support.

• Execute other duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in Data Science, Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, or Institutional Research.

• At least two (2) years of experience in data analytics, reporting, institutional research, business intelligence, or a related analytical role.

• Proven experience in converting business inquiries into data requirements and generating accurate, actionable reporting outputs.

• Familiarity with higher education data domains and reporting practices.

• Proficient in SQL development, query design, data extraction, and analysis using relational database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server or similar technologies.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, charts, formulas, and data analysis methodologies.

• Experience in creating analytics and reporting solutions utilizing Power BI, Power Query, DAX, paginated reports, or comparable business intelligence tools.

• Basic AI literacy and the ability to utilize AI-enabled tools responsibly.

• Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications and collaborative tools.

• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a remote environment while delivering high-quality results within deadlines.

• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment when managing confidential, regulated, or sensitive information.

• Skilled in conveying technical concepts and analytical insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.

• Holistic employee benefits package.

• Equal opportunity employment.