Workday Reporting & Data Analyst – Information Technology
About The Position
The Wistar Institute is hiring a remote Workday Reporting & Data Analyst in its Information Technology department. The role maximizes the organization’s use of Workday across Human Resources and Finance by developing reports, dashboards, analytics, and data solutions. The analyst builds an in-depth understanding of Workday data structures, business objects, reporting tools, and cross-functional business processes to meet organizational reporting and analytics needs. The role partners with HR, Finance, Payroll, Grants, and IT stakeholders to turn business requirements into actionable reporting and analytics solutions. The position supports Workday reporting and analytics, business-process administration and optimization, and development of an enterprise reporting repository and data warehouse. The position is fully remote, but candidates must reside in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware and may need to attend meetings or be present at the Philadelphia office when necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, data analytics, computer science, or a related field; an equivalent combination of experience and education is accepted.
- Candidates must reside in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.
Nice To Haves
- 2–4 years of experience supporting enterprise applications, reporting, business analytics, or business systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain custom Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and analytics for HR, Finance, Payroll, Procurement, Grants, and leadership stakeholders.
- Serve as a technical resource for Workday reporting, data analysis, and reporting best practices.
- Analyze reporting requirements and translate business needs into scalable reporting solutions.
- Develop advanced calculated fields, report prompts, data transformations, and reporting logic.
- Create and maintain reporting standards, documentation, and report inventories.
- Support ongoing administration and optimization of Workday business processes across HR and Finance.
- Assist with the design, testing, documentation, and deployment of workflow changes.
- Troubleshoot business process issues, routing problems, notifications, approvals, and security-related concerns.
- Participate in system upgrades, feature releases, and configuration reviews.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve user experience.
- Assist in developing and implementing an enterprise reporting repository and data warehouse environment.
- Support extraction, transformation, and loading of historical data from Dayforce, USL, and other legacy systems.
- Develop and maintain data mappings, crosswalks, metadata, and validation procedures.
- Help establish common reporting dimensions and data definitions across systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
