Research Data Analyst — Data Quality & Insights

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition benefits

Pre-tax commuting benefits

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

Northwestern University MED-Pulmonary seeks a data analyst to manage data quality and perform analyses across multiple databases, delivering decision-support reports to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, administering reporting templates, developing queries and metrics, cleaning data, and supervising staff in an agile environment. A bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years data analysis/report writing or similar experience required.

Responsibilities

• Partners with clients to define requirements and objectives.
• Develop standardized reporting templates, policies, and procedures.
• Designs and prepares documentation for qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Discuss findings with senior management.
• Develop queries and quality metrics; interpret results from data.
• Manage complex databases; complete data cleaning and organize data files.
• Review data quality issues and present findings.
• Provide work direction and supervise staff.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data mining

Data modeling

Database design

Debugging

Decision making

Judgment

Metadata management

Problem solving

Agile environment

Scrum

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

AWS

HPC

Linux

macOS

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Lync

MS Office

SharePoint

SQL/MySQL/Postgres

Azure

OpenAI Codex

JavaScript

Python

Shell Scripting

Job description

Northwestern University MED-Pulmonary seeks a data analyst to manage data quality and perform analyses across multiple databases, delivering decision-support reports to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, administering reporting templates, developing queries and metrics, cleaning data, and supervising staff in an agile environment. A bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience are required.