Temporary Data Analyst

George Fox University; Newberg (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

George Fox University is seeking a Temporary Data Analyst in the Data Analytics Department. The role focuses on building reporting infrastructure to meet the data needs of government agencies, surveyors, accrediting bodies, and internal stakeholders at the Newberg campus.

You will develop low-overhead data processes, ensure data quality, and work across business units from customer-facing to technically oriented teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Experience reading and writing advanced SQL queries.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Report building or analytics experience.
• Systems/holistic approach to identify opportunities and evaluate solutions.
• Ability to develop strategies using evidence to aid decision making.
• Tenacious, iterative mentality for continuous improvement and focus on priorities.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship).
• Commitment to the University's Diversity initiatives and Christian community values.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize reporting requirements, data elements, and sources.
• Develop reproducible data-flows using enterprise tools to meet reporting needs.
• Test, monitor, and upgrade data-flows and reporting outputs.
• Collaborate with customers to analyze and visualize data clearly.
• Support IT and program management tasks, including research and demos.
• Assist in applying advanced predictive analytics and educate customers.
• Communicate respectfully with students, employees, and the public as a Christian role model.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

SQL queries

Python

Report building

Systems thinking

Evidence-based decision making

Iterative improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

George Fox University's Data Analytics Department seeks an organized and self-motivated individual to serve as a Temporary Data Analyst.

About the Job:

In this position, you will be responsible for developing reporting infrastructure to efficiently meet the data demands of government agencies, third-party surveyors, accrediting bodies, and internal stakeholders. You will develop quality controlled, low-overhead, data processes that reduce output variations across time periods and between reports utilizing the same conceptual inputs. This work will require collaboration across business units ranging from highly customer-facing to highly technically-oriented.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying and prioritizing reporting requirements, determining the necessary concepts and definitions, dependent data elements, and their sources.
• Utilizing enterprise approved tools to develop reproducible data-flows that ultimately fulfill reporting requirements.
• Implementing, testing, and monitoring the quality of developed data-flows and reporting outputs, performing upgrades as identified and maintenance as required.
• Working with multiple customers to analyze and visualize complex data in simple and accurate ways.
• Supporting other IT-related or program management support as needed such as preparing presentations, conducting research, testing new technologies, providing guidance on logical modeling, etc.
• Assisting in the application of advanced methods of predictive modeling and educating customers on the use and expected results of advanced analytics.
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others, including employees, students, and the public, in a spirit of teamwork, respect and customer service.
• By actions, words, and lifestyle, be a Christian role model to students, whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrated experience working cross culturally with respect, appreciation and humility.
• Other duties as assigned.
• *See the full job description attached for more information!

We're looking for candidates who have:

• A Bachelor's Degree or further education.
• Experience reading and writing advanced SQL queries.
• Familiarity with the Python programming language.
• Report building or analytics experience.
• Previous experience utilizing a "systems"/holistic approach to identify and realize both technical and business opportunities and use of logic to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• The ability to develop and implement strategies that support objectives in a dispassionate, agenda free, manner using the evaluation of evidence to aid decision making.
• A tenacious, iterative-mentality that drives continuous improvement and limits wasted effort and a consistent and rigorous approach brought to daily activities and assigned priorities.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer visa sponsorship; therefore, only applicants who do not require sponsorship for employment visas, now or at any point in the future, should apply.
• A commitment to the University's Theology of Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
• A desire to work with a diverse community of students and employees who represent various cultures, backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, political views, and expressions of Christian faith.
• A personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a church. In addition, employees agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Job information:

• Hours Per Week: 40 hours (1.0 FTE)
• Duration: This is a temporary position and will conclude within 6 months.
• Primary Work Location: Newberg Campus