Analytics Director, Data Modeling and Automation

American Red Cross; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO 15 days

Holidays 11 paid holidays

401K with 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability Insurance

Service Awards

Job summary

The American Red Cross invites a strategic Director, Analytics Data Modeling & Automation to lead a high-performing team focused on developing scalable data models, automation, and data products. You will translate business strategy into robust data solutions driving trusted decision-making, efficiency, and measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with business leaders, analytics, architecture, governance, security, and technology teams to ensure reliable, scalable data assets aligned with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 10+ years in analytics, data modeling, automation, BI, or related fields.
• 5+ years of people leadership including talent development and performance management.
• Experience leading cross-functional enterprise-scale initiatives from strategy to execution.
• Experience delivering data-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of analytics, data modeling, automation, and engineering professionals while fostering accountability and collaboration.
• Establish and govern Biomedical analytical data modeling standards, architecture, and best practices.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Lead analytics portfolio management including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, translating strategic objectives into data solutions.
• Ensure governance, security, and privacy standards while reducing operational risk.

Skills

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Director, Analytics Data Modeling & Automation leads a high-performing team responsible for the design, development, governance, and support of Biomedical Services analytics data models, automation solutions, and data products. This leader is accountable for translating business strategy into scalable data solutions that enable trusted decision-making, operational efficiency, and measurable business outcomes.

The role requires a balance of strategic leadership, technical depth, organizational influence, and delivery execution. The Director partners closely with business leaders, analytics teams, architecture, governance, security, and technology stakeholders to ensure enterprise data assets are reliable, scalable, and aligned to organizational priorities.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Lead and develop a team of analytics, data modeling, automation, and engineering professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and govern Biomedical analytical data modeling standards, architecture, and best practices.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
• Lead analytics portfolio management, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, translating strategic objectives into data and analytics solutions.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards while reducing operational risk and strengthening organizational resilience.

The salary range for this position is $130,000-145,000/year.

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.

This job will be posted for a minimum of five business days and extended if the applicant pool needs to be expanded.

The role is remote/workfromhome, with the requirement that the selected candidate must reside anywhere within the United States.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in analytics, data modeling, automation, business intelligence, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams, including both employees and contractors.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional projects and enterprise-scale initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Experience implementing data-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency, business performance, and decision-making.

Management Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including talent development, performance management, workforce planning, and team engagement.

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional verbal, written, and executive-level presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and execute effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience operating within highly regulated environments while maintaining strong governance, compliance, and data quality standards.
• Ability to achieve results through influence, delegation, collaboration, and project leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and build effective partnerships across business and technology teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, process improvement, and automation initiatives that increase scalability and operational effectiveness.
• Up to 10-15% travel may be required.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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