Part-Time Data Insights & Reporting Analyst

Iowa State University; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Iowa State University seeks a Part-Time Data Management and Reporting Analyst to transform data from multiple systems into actionable insights. The role supports operational reporting, data quality, and program assessment with about 20 hours per week. It emphasizes data governance, training staff, and collaboration across teams.

The position, Data Analyst I, offers flexibility and may renew. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in data management, reporting, and program assessment.
• Ability to turn data into actionable information for leaders.
• Strong data quality and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational data to identify trends in volumes, testing, service, turnaround, revenue, workload, and performance.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and metrics to support decisions.
• Collect, clean, validate, and maintain data from multiple systems for accuracy.
• Investigate discrepancies and collaborate with IT on system updates.
• Maintain data definitions, reporting methods, and data quality standards.
• Support accreditation reviews, annual reporting, program assessment, and evaluations.
• Participate in user testing and validate reporting modifications.
• Create training materials and user documentation for staff.
• Follow data governance and FAIR principles for findability and reuse.
• Provide basic support for reporting systems and assist student employees.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Data visualization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS SQL

MS Visual Studio

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Iowa State University seeks a Part-Time Data Management and Reporting Analyst to transform data from multiple systems into actionable insights. The role supports operational reporting, data quality, and program assessment with about 20 hours per week. It emphasizes data governance, training staff, and collaboration across teams.

The position, Data Analyst I, offers flexibility and may renew. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.