Finance Data & Metadata Analyst (Entry Level)

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc in; Dublin (OH); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

On-site fitness center

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. seeks an Associate Data/ Metadata Analyst (Finance) to manage bibliographic and holdings data with accuracy, developing skills in scripting, automation, and AI-assisted workflows.

You'll work under supervision, advancing from defined tasks to complex data projects at the intersection of library data and data engineering. The role emphasizes data lifecycle management, quality assurance, and collaboration with data vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, statistics, or related field and internship experience with data analysis or creation of library data.
• Entry-level analytical and communication skills, with attention to data quality while working under regular supervision.

Responsibilities

• Data Lifecycle Management: Perform data ingest, normalization, enrichment, and matching according to established standards (e.g., MARC, KBART).
• Quality Assessment: Profile incoming data to identify and resolve structural issues, encoding errors, and tagging discrepancies.
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve data quality issues, escalating complex problems to senior staff as needed.
• Vendor Communication: Coordinate with external data providers and partner institutions regarding routine data specifications and quality issues.
• Pipeline Support: Apply existing scripts and automated workflows to process data; identify inefficiencies and suggest process improvements.
• Data Visualization: Use and interpret dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to monitor data quality trends and communicate findings.
• AI Integration: Utilize AI-assisted tools for record matching and field mapping; contribute structured feedback that helps improve AI model accuracy over time.
• Knowledge Management: Document data source profiles, processing decisions, and technical workflows to ensure team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Team Support: Execute foundational tasks to support senior analysts and participate in platform improvement projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, statistics, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

XSLT

Power BI

APIs / AWS S3

Job description

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. seeks an Associate Data/ Metadata Analyst (Finance) to manage bibliographic and holdings data with accuracy, developing skills in scripting, automation, and AI-assisted workflows.

You'll work under supervision, advancing from defined tasks to complex data projects at the intersection of library data and data engineering. The role emphasizes data lifecycle management, quality assurance, and collaboration with data vendors.