Part-Time Data & Reporting Analyst — Dashboards

Iowa State University - College of Design; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Vacation and leave

Onsite childcare (Ames, IA)

Life insurance and long‑term/disbility

Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing program

WorkFlex options

Job summary

The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University is seeking a Part‑Time Data Management and Reporting Analyst to support operational reporting, data quality, and program assessment. This role will turn data from multiple systems into actionable information to help leaders evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

As a Data Analyst I, you will develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and performance metrics, ensuring data accuracy and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing data to identify trends, patterns, or performance measures.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Experience collecting, cleaning, validating, and maintaining datasets from multiple sources.
• Experience using databases, reporting systems, or business applications to retrieve, organize, or manage data.
• Experience documenting data definitions, reporting procedures, or data quality standards.
• Experience communicating analytical findings or providing training and technical assistance to help others use data and reporting tools.
• MS SQL and MS Visual Studio experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational data to identify trends in sample volumes, testing activities, customer service, turnaround times, revenue, workload distribution, and program performance.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, visualizations, and performance metrics to support decision-making and operational improvements.
• Collect, organize, clean, validate, and maintain data from multiple systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Investigate data discrepancies, resolve reporting issues, and collaborate with information technology staff on system updates and improvements.
• Maintain documentation of data definitions, reporting methods, business rules, and data quality standards.
• Support accreditation reviews, annual reporting, program assessment, and evaluation of organizational goals and performance measures.
• Participate in user testing and validation of system updates and reporting modifications.
• Help staff access, interpret, and use reports and data resources; develop training materials and user documentation as needed.
• Follow established data governance practices and FAIR data principles to ensure data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.
• Provide basic support for reporting systems and business applications and assist student employees or project participants as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Data visualization

Data quality

MS SQL

MS Visual Studio

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University is seeking a Part‑Time Data Management and Reporting Analyst to support operational reporting, data quality, and program assessment. This role will turn data from multiple systems into actionable information to help leaders evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

As a Data Analyst I, you will develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and performance metrics, ensuring data accuracy and governance.