Data Analyst - Research Data Management
About The Position
The Data Analyst supports research by handling, checking, and cleaning data from funded research studies. The position works onsite in Fargo, North Dakota, supporting the Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research, a clinical research and education facility focused on eating disorders, bariatric surgery, child traumatic stress, and mental health care delivery in rural settings. The role performs data integration and maintenance for applicable and supporting databases, and independently seeks out information, knowledge, and training to understand database systems. It analyzes workflows and data to support reporting, extraction, analytics, performance measurement, and organizational decisions. The analyst designs, develops, documents, tests, and deploys reports, queries, exports, and dashboards; establishes processes to streamline data extraction; interprets complex data sets and trends; and recommends improvements to data flow, availability, quality, and reporting systems. The role collaborates across the organization and supports leadership in developing and executing a data management strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; in lieu of education, leadership may accept six years of applicable experience.
- Knowledge and experience using report-writing tools.
- Ability to adapt to new responsibilities and changes associated with the database.
Nice To Haves
- Two or more years of experience in business, finance, data science, statistics, information management, analytics, fundraising, or a related field.
- Experience operating reporting and analytic tools, such as Raiser's Edge.
Responsibilities
- Integrate data into and maintain applicable databases and supporting databases.
- Seek out additional information, knowledge, and training to further understand database systems.
- Learn, understand, and analyze process workflows across functional areas, particularly regarding data reporting, extraction, and analytics.
- Design, develop, document, test, and deploy custom reports, database smart queries, and data exports.
- Collect, organize, segment, analyze, validate, and disseminate information to communicate performance against key performance indicators.
- Use database reporting environments and complex queries to develop and deploy standard, ad-hoc, and custom reports, communications, and dashboards for internal and external recipients.
- Establish and implement processes, including potential automation, to streamline data extraction and produce accurate, user-friendly reports, analytics, and mass communications.
- Identify, analyze, research, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets and provide recommendations and possible solutions.
- Use data to draw conclusions that support performance measurement, improvement, and outcomes.
- Use appeal information to monitor and analyze the return on investment of communications activities, including events, mailings, and digital communications.
- Use outside sources, including social media and digital analytics, to monitor online engagement and marketing performance.
- Assist foundation leadership in creating and executing the data management strategy and recommend improvements to data flow, availability, and quality.
- Work with areas across the organization to understand business requirements and goals and provide service accordingly.
- Seek improvement, monitor feedback, and recommend information system modifications to support effective and accurate reporting and analysis.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
