Data Analyst - Workday Student-30859

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center, Academic Computing, Chicago, is seeking a Data Analyst to transform data into actionable insights for leadership. You will develop reports, dashboards, and analyses to support organizational goals and optimize business operations, including work on the Workday Student platform.

You will collaborate with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders, manage data from multiple sources, and deliver recommendations that influence strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related field required.
• Two years of health care experience in practice operations or decision support required.
• Understanding of concepts in methodology, data collection, and analyses.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and communicate issues, findings and recommendations.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and projects of varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Organize data from multiple sources into one central report and/or dashboard for administrative and clinical leaders.
• Conduct complex data analytics to produce key takeaways that can help inform decision-making.
• Continuously monitor data to ensure that department objectives are being met.
• Develop and routinely update performance packages that can be used by department leaders.
• Complete ad-hoc reports for practice leaders to report on the outcome of recent schedule changes.
• Prepare complex analyses utilizing benchmark data from a number of sources as appropriate.
• May be requested to validate externally reported data with internal source data.
• Establishes relationships with various departments across Rush to obtain and validate data.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Dashboards

Communication

Presentation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related field

Master's degree in business, healthcare administration or related field

Tools

Workday Student

Job description

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Academic Computing

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 AM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $32.00 - $46.44 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush's anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary

Join Rush University Medical Center and play a pivotal role in transforming data into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making across the organization. As a Data Analyst, you will partner with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders to develop meaningful reports, dashboards, and analyses that help improve performance, support organizational goals, and enhance business operations.

In this highly visible role, you'll work with data from multiple sources, perform complex analyses, identify trends and opportunities, and present recommendations that influence leadership decisions. You'll also contribute to the successful implementation, deployment, and ongoing support of the Workday Student platform, helping to build the internal expertise needed to sustain this mission-critical system and support future enhancements.

We are seeking a collaborative and analytical professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and can translate data into clear, actionable insights. Experience with healthcare operations, reporting, system implementations, or enterprise platforms is highly valued.

Why Join Us?

• Influence strategic and operational decisions through data-driven insights.
• Partner with leaders across academic, clinical, and administrative functions.
• Support a high-impact Workday Student implementation and long-term optimization strategy.
• Work in a collaborative environment focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Grow your expertise while contributing to meaningful work that supports the future of healthcare and education.

Responsibilities

• Organize data from multiple sources into one central report and/or dashboard for administrative and clinical leaders.
• Conduct complex data analytics to produce key takeaways that can help inform decision-making.
• Continuously monitor data to ensure that department objectives are being met.
• Develop and routinely update performance packages that can be used by department leaders.
• Complete ad-hoc reports for practice leaders to report on the outcome of recent schedule changes.
• Prepare complex analyses utilizing benchmark data from a number of sources as appropriate.
• May be requested to validate externally reported data with internal source data.
• Establishes relationships with various departments across Rush to obtain and validate data.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related field required.
• Two years of health care experience in practice operations or decision support.
• Understanding of concepts in methodology, data collection, and analyses.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and communicate issues, findings and recommendations.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and projects of varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Master's degree in business, healthcare administration or related field.
• Current experience with the Workday Student platform.
• Work experience in a large academic medical center system or similar environment.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.