Data Analyst- WV

SiloSmashers; Clarksburg (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A data analytics firm in Clarksburg, West Virginia, seeks a Data Quality Analyst to ensure the integrity of national crime-reporting datasets. This role involves performing data checks, updating Power BI dashboards, and communicating findings to leadership. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and a strong working knowledge of Power BI. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to identify anomalies and maintain data quality across collection systems.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Data Analytics, Statistics, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, or a related field required.
• Working knowledge of Power BI is essential for this role.
• Ability to identify data anomalies and communicate findings effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform data-quality checks and validation for national crime-reporting datasets.
• Update and maintain existing Power BI dashboards.
• Prepare summary reports for program leadership.

Skills

Data quality checks

Power BI

Data analysis

Identify data anomalies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Role Summary

Provides hands-on data review, quality checks, ingestion validation, and routine analytic support for national crime-reporting datasets. Works closely with program staff to ensure data completeness, accuracy, and consistency across multiple collection systems.

Key Duties

• Perform routine data-quality checks, validation, and completeness assessments.
• Compare data across systems and verify accuracy during data ingestion and transformation.
• Identify anomalies resulting from RMS programming or reporting practices.
• Support analysis of legacy summary reporting versus incident-based reporting.
• Update and maintain existing Power BI dashboards; assist in building new reports.
• Prepare summary reports and findings for program leadership.
• Validate XML and flat-file submissions and ensure business rules are properly applied.
• Assist with documentation of data-quality processes and workflow steps.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Criminal Justice, Information Systems, or related field.
• Working knowledge of Power BI (visualizations, dataset refresh, basic DAX).
• Ability to identify data anomalies and clearly articulate findings.
• Familiarity with XML or flat-file datasets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with crime-data reporting, public-sector data programs, or RMS systems.
• Understanding of data-quality standards and basic statistical methods.