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Johns Hopkins University Sr. Data Analyst (EVP for Finance & Administration) - #Staff in Baltimore, Maryland
We are seeking a Sr Data Analys t to partner with F&A leadership to lead, manage, and execute high-priority university initiatives that require data analysis and visualization. Working across the university's central Finance & Administration (F&A) function, the Sr Data Analyst will anchor several key strategic projects, providing data management activities that include (but are not limited to): identifying data sets best able to answer critical questions, designing and maintaining data models, deriving actionable insights and presenting findings to executive leadership.
Depending on the project, the Sr Data Analyst could engage at all phases of the project lifecycle (e.g. from problem identification to business case development through implementation of a solution). Regardless of the phase of a project, the Sr Data Analys will drive the quantitative analysis leadership needs to make critical decisions. The person in this role will interact on a daily basis with senior leaders from across the university on sensitive matters that may be timebound and shift as conditions evolve. They therefore must be comfortable collaborating across functions, on aggressive timelines and engaging with multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Align assessment strategy with strategic objectives and goals.
Translate data into insights to be used to support positive and enhanced outcomes.
Collaborate with leadership to plan and implement assessment activities, including consultation on data collection, data analysis, reporting of assessment outcomes, and using results to improve programs and services.
Lead the design of clean, impactful, user-friendly data visualizations supporting strategic goals.
Communicate findings compellingly and visually through dashboards, reports, briefing decks, stories, scorecards, executive briefings, etc. for different audiences using software like Power BI and Tableau.
Provide insights on data patterns and trends, make strategic recommendations from analysis.
Design and build data visualizations from concept to data analysis to the final step of visualization, informed by principles of good data storytelling.
Collect and analyze various complex data and information; in collaboration with others, perform statistical analysis and summarize findings in applicable reports or other communication mediums.
Use data visualization techniques to distill and clarify complex processes or data sets.
Conduct quality assurance and review of all data visualizations to ensure accuracy, usability, and adherence to existing branding and style guidelines.
Create and maintain a library or repository of analysis documents, slides, and links to dashboards.
Work with leadership to develop an efficient system for planning and administering surveys to minimize survey fatigue and maximize the collection of actionable data.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree.
Five years of related experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications
Advanced knowledge of analysis software such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel
Understanding of relational and dimensional data models and structures
Experience working with querying tools such as SQL, Python, R Data
Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency
Data Analysis - Developing
Data Collection and Reporting - Developing
Data Tools and Platforms - Developing
Data Validation and Quality Assurance - Developing
Information Gathering - Developing
Oral and written communications - Developing
Project Management - Developing
Strategic Thinking - Developing
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Sr. Data Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: EVP for Finance and Admin Off of
Personnel area: University Administration
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.